Lipopteninae
Encyclopedia
Lipopteninae is a subfamily
of the fly
family
Hippoboscidae
. All are parasitic
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of the fly
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Hippoboscidae
Hippoboscidae
Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family there are winged species which can fly at least reasonably well, as well as others with vestigial or no wings which are flightless and highly apomorphic...
. All are parasitic
Parasitism
Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that needed more than one host . These are now called macroparasites...
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Systematics
- Genus LipoptenaLipoptenaLipoptena is a genus of Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies or keds.-Systematics:*Genus Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1818*Species group 'a'Lipoptena is a genus of Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies or keds.-Systematics:...
NitzschChristian Ludwig NitzschChristian Ludwig Nitzsch was a German zoologist. He is best remembered for his approach to classifying birds on the basis of their feather tract distributions or pterylosis of their young.-Career:...
, 1818 - L. arianae Maa, 1969
- L. axis Maa, 1969
- L. binoculus (SpeiserPaul Gustav Eduard SpeiserPaul Gustav Eduard Speiser was a German entomologist who specialised in Diptera.He was first a physician then a Medizinalrat, a medical adviser to a district.He worked on world Diptera, especially...
, 1908) - L. capreoli RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1878 - L. cervi (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) - L. chalcomleaena Speiser, 1904
- L. couturieri SéguyEugène SéguyEugène Séguy was a French entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He held a chair of entomology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1956 -1960.Portraits and Number 7, bottom row.-Works:...
, 1935 - L. depressa depressaLipoptena depressaLipoptena depressa, or the Western American deer ked, is a fly from the family Hippoboscidae. They are blood-feeding parasites of the mule deer - Odocoileus hemionus in the western United States and Canada in the Rocky Mountains...
(SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823)
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- L. depressa pacifica Maa, 1969
- L. doszhanovi Grunin, 1974
- L. efovea Speiser, 1905
- L. fortisetosa Maa, 1965
- L. grahami Bequaert, 1942
- L. guimaraesi Bequaert, 1957
- L. hopkinsi Bequaert, 1942
- L. iniqua Maa, 1969
- L. japonica Bequaert, 1942
- L. mazamaeLipoptena mazamaeLipoptena mazamae, the Neotropical deer ked, is a fly from the family Hippoboscidae. They are blood-feeding parasites of the white-tailed deer - Odocoileus virginianus in the southeastern United States and Central America, the red brocket deer - Mazama americana in Mexico to northern Argentina, and...
RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1878 - L. nirvana Maa, 1969
- L. paradoxa Newstead, 1907
- L. pauciseta EdwardsFrederick Wallace EdwardsFrederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1919 - L. pteropi Denny, 1843
- L. pudui Peterson & Maa, 1970
- L. rusaecola Bequaert, 1942
- L. saepes Maa, 1969
- L. saltatrix Maa, 1969
- L. sepiacea Speiser, 1905
- L. sigma Maa, 1965
- L. sikae Mogi, 1975
- L. timida Maa, 1969
- L. weidneri Maa, 1969
- Genus MelophagusMelophagusMelophagus is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 3 known species and one subspecies. All are parasite of Bovines. All are wingless.-Distribution:They are native to Europe, Asia and North Africa. M...
LatreillePierre André LatreillePierre André Latreille was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis...
, 1802 - M. antilopes (PallasPeter Simon PallasPeter Simon Pallas was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia.- Life and work :Pallas was born in Berlin, the son of Professor of Surgery Simon Pallas. He studied with private tutors and took an interest in natural history, later attending the University of Halle and the University...
, 1777) - M. ovinus ovinusMelophagus ovinusMelophagus ovinus, or the sheep ked, is a brown, hairy fly that resembles a tick. This wingless fly is about 4 to 6 mm long and has a small head, is a fly from the family Hippoboscidae. They are blood-feeding parasites of sheep. The legs of the sheep ked are very strong and are tipped with...
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
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- M. ovinus himalayae Maa, 1969
- M. rupicaprinus RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1879 - Genus NeolipoptenaNeolipoptenaNeolipoptena is a genus of Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies or Deer keds. There is only one known species - Neolipoptena ferrisi....
Bequaert, 1942 - N. ferresi Bequaert, 1935
- M. rupicaprinus Róndani
- L. depressa pacifica Maa, 1969
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