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Checklist for Tribe Ornithomyini Costa, 1846
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1308
9152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
62
1128
7543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
605
3863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
2
18
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
17
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
12
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOrnithomyini
Costa, 1846
8
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
8 Genera with 23 Species
Icosta Speiser, 19168SpeciesTaxom
Microlynchia Lutz, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18174SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Stilbometopa Coquillett, 19043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
23 Species
Icosta (Ardmoeca) ardeae Macquart, 1835
Icosta (Ardmoeca) holoptera Lutz, Neiva,..., 1915
Icosta (Ornithoponus) americana Leach, 1817
Icosta (Ornithoponus) angustifrons Wulp, 1903
Icosta (Ornithoponus) nigra Perty, 1833
Icosta albipennis Say, 1823
Icosta hirsuta Ferris, 1927
Icosta wolcotti Swenk, 1916
Microlynchia pusilla Speiser, 1902
Olfersia bisulcata Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Olfersia fumipennis Sahlberg, 1886
Olfersia sordida Bigot, 1885
Olfersia spinifera Leach, 1817Frigate bird fly
Ornithoctona erythrocephala Leach, 1817
Ornithoctona fusciventris Wiedemann, 1830
Ornithoica confluenta Say, 1823
Ornithoica vicina Walker, 1849Ked
Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836Fowl fly
Pseudolynchia brunnea Latreille, 1812
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Stilbometopa fulvifrons Walker, 1849
Stilbometopa impressa Bigot, 1885Horse bot
Stilbometopa podopostyla (Speiser, 1904)⇒ Icosta albipennis Say, 1823


Links, sources and further information
Ornithomyini at itis.gov