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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
905
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
15
403
1452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
4
22
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
16
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
16 Genera with 33 Species
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Crataerina von Olfers, 18113SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Icosta Speiser, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1907Keds3SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Melophagus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Ornithophila Speiser, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Phthiridium Hermann, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Struthiobosca1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
33 Species
Basilia astochia Peterson & Maa, 1970
Basilia kerivoulae Theodor, 1973
Basilia meridionalis Theodor, 1956
Crataerina acutipennis Austen, 1926
Crataerina melbae Rondani, 1879
Crataerina pallida Latreille, 1811Swift lousefly
Hippobosca fulva Austen, 1912
Hippobosca longipennis Fabricius, 1805Louse fly
Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816
Icosta minor Bigot, 1858
Lipoptena annalizeae Visagie, 1992
Lipoptena binocula Speiser, 1908
Lipoptena paradoxa Newstead, Du..., 1907
Lynchia mecorrhina Maa, 1964
Lynchia minor Bigot, 1858
Lynchia schoutedeni Bequaert, 1945
Lynchia zumpti Maa, 1964
Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus, 1758Sheep ked
Nycteribia (Nycteribia) schmidlii Schiner, 1853
Nycteribia capensis Karaman, 1939
Olfersia fumipennis Sahlberg, 1886
Ornithoctona laticornis Macquart, 1935
Ornithomya avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Bird Louse Fly
Ornithomya fur Schiner, 1868
Ornithomya inocellata Ferris, 1930
Ornithomya marginalis Maa, 1964
Ornithophila capensis Walker, 1849
Ornithophila metallica Schiner, 1864
Penicillidia fulvida Bigot, 1885
Phthiridium scissa Speiser, 1900
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Pseudolynchia capensis Bigot, 1885
Struthiobosca struthionis Janson, 1889

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
10
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
4
7
Genera
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