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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
889
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
654
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
58
570
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
229
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
8 Genera with 16 Species
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Melophagus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomyia Falconis Harris, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
16 Species
Lynchia chalcolampra (Speiser, 1904)⇒ Icosta chalcolampra Speiser, 1904
Lynchia nigra Perty, 1833Fly
Lynchia samoana Ferris, 1927
Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus, 1758Sheep ked
Olfersia spinifera Leach, 1817Frigate bird fly
Ornithoctona hulahula Maa, 1969
Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
Ornithoica (Ornithoica) exilis Walker, 1861Ked
Ornithoica pusilla Schiner, 1868
Ornithoica vicina Walker, 1849Ked
Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836Fowl fly
Ornithomya opposita Walker, 1849
Ornithomya variegata Bigot, 1885
Ornithomyia albirostris Macquart, 1850
Ornithomyia pusilla (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Ornithoica pusilla Schiner, 1868
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrnithomyiinae
Speiser, 1908
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hippoboscidae at artfakta.se
Hippoboscidae at dyntaxa.se
Hippoboscidae at gbif.org
Hippoboscidae at irmng.org
Hippoboscidae at itis.gov