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Checklist for Tribe Hippoboscini Samouelle, 1819
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
428
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
175
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
4
13
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHippoboscini
Samouelle, 1819
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
1 Genera with 6 Species
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18036SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
6 Species
Hippobosca camelina Leach, 1817Camel fly
Hippobosca capensis (Olfers, 1816)⇒ Hippobosca longipennis Fabricius, 1805
Hippobosca longipennis Fabricius, 1805Louse fly
Hippobosca maculata (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Hippobosca variegata Megerle, 1803
Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816
Hippobosca variegata Megerle, 1803


Links, sources and further information
Hippoboscini at itis.gov