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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
160
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
126
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
91
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
23
79
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
7
36
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
7 Genera with 9 Species
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
9 Species
Hippobosca equina Linnaeus, 1758Forest Fly
Myophthiria neohebudarum Maa, 1980
Nycteribia alternata Maa, 1962
Nycteribia bakeri Scott, 1932
Nycteribia rothschildi Theodor, 1967
Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
Ornithoica hystricosa Maa & Marshall, 1981
Ornithomya apelta Maa, 1969
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) buxtoni Scott, 1932

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Vanuatu
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
2
4
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