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Checklist for Tribe Ornithomyini Costa, 1846
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2293
12732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
97
1684
8435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1185
5071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
67
1042
4445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
14
445
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
27
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
21
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOrnithomyini
Costa, 1846
8
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
8 Genera with 27 Species
Austrolfersia Bequaert, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Icosta Speiser, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18858SpeciesTaxom
Ortholfersia Lutz, 19035SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austrolfersia ferrisi Bequaert, 1953
Icosta (Ardmoeca) ardeae Macquart, 1835
Icosta (Icosta) chalcolampra Speiser, 1904
Icosta australica Paramonov, 1954
Icosta parallelifrons Speiser, 1902
Icosta paramonovi Maa, 1969
Myophthiria queenslandae Maa, 1980
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Olfersia spinifera Leach, 1817Frigate bird fly
Ornithoctona fusciventris Wiedemann, 1830
Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
Ornithoica (Ornithoica) exilis Walker, 1861Ked
Ornithoica (Ornithoica) stipituri Schiner, 1868
Ornithoica beccariina (Rondani, 1878)⇒ Ornithoica confluenta Say, 1823
Ornithoica confluenta Say, 1823
Ornithomya areolata Maa, 1986
Ornithomya avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Bird Louse Fly
Ornithomya biloba Dufour, 1827
Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836Fowl fly
Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
Ornithomya greeni Maa, 1986
Ornithomya nigricornis Erichson, 1842
Ornithomya variegata Bigot, 1885
Ortholfersia bequaerti Maa, 1962
Ortholfersia macleayi Leach, 1817
Ortholfersia minuta Paramonov, 1954
Ortholfersia phaneroneura Speiser, 1902
Ortholfersia phaneroneura tasmanica Wesche, 1903


Links, sources and further information
Ornithomyini at itis.gov