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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
909
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
53
799
1799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
14
382
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
4
26
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
14 Genera with 31 Species
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Icosta Speiser, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1905Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Melophagus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Phthiridium Hermann, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Stilbometopa Coquillett, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Strebla Wiedemann, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Trichobius Gervais, 19666SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
31 Species
Basilia aequisetosa Theodor, 1956
Basilia ansifera Theodor, 1956
Basilia bouvieri Falcoz, 1924
Basilia echinata Theodor, 1957
Basilia sierraleonae Theodor, 1968
Hippobosca maculata (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Hippobosca variegata Megerle, 1803
Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816
Hippobosca variegata Megerle, 1803
Icosta humilis Maa, 1969
Lipoptena mazamae Rondani, 1878Blackbrush acacia
Lipoptena sepiacea Speiser, 1905
Lynchia humilis Maa, 1969
Lynchia mecorrhina Maa, 1964
Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus, 1758Sheep ked
Nycteribia (Nycteribia) schmidlii Schiner, 1853
Nycteribia exacuta Theodor, 1957
Ornithoctona erythrocephala Leach, 1817
Penicillidia allisoni Theodor, 1968
Penicillidia senegalensis Gervais, 1844
Phthiridium ovale Theodor, 1957
Phthiridium scissa Speiser, 1900
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Stilbometopa ramphastonis Ferris, 1930
Strebla guajiro Garcia & Casal, 1965
Strebla hertigi Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius costalimai Guimaraes, 1938
Trichobius dugesii Townsend, 1891
Trichobius joblingi Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius longipes Rudow, 1871
Trichobius sparsus Kessel, 1925
Trichobius yunkeri Wenzel, 1966

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStreblinae
Bat flies
2
8
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