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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
445
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
384
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
163
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
5 Genera with 6 Species
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Ornithophila Speiser, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Phthiridium Hermann, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
6 Species
Basilia astochia Peterson & Maa, 1970
Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816
Ornithophila metallica Schiner, 1864
Phthiridium rhodesiense Theodor, 1957
Phthiridium rotundatum Theodor, 1957
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
2
3
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