Ornithomyinae
Encyclopedia
Ornithomyinae is a subfamily
of the fly
family
Hippoboscidae
. All are blood feeding parasites
, for the most part on bird
s, though some have mammal
s as hosts.
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 blood feeding parasites
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...
, for the most part on bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s, though some have mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s as hosts.
Systematics
- Subfamily Ornithomyinae BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1853 - Genus AlloboscaAlloboscaAllobosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Allobosca crassipes Speiser, 1899.. It is a parasite of lemurs....
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...
, 1899 (1 species) - Genus AustrolfersiaAustrolfersiaAustrolfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Austrolfersia ferrisi Bequaert, 1953.. It is a parasite of Diprotodontia..-Hosts:...
BequaertJoseph Charles BequaertJoseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst ....
, 1953 (1 species) - Genus CrataerinaCrataerinaCrataerina is a genus of Louse Flies in the family Hippoboscidae. All are parasites of birds , feeding on the blood of various species of Apodidae and Hirundidae .-Species:...
von OlfersIgnaz von OlfersIgnaz Franz Werner Maria von Olfers was a German naturalist, historian and diplomat. Olfers was born in Münster. In 1816 he travelled to Brazil as a diplomat....
, 1816 (8 species) - Genus IcostaIcostaIcosta are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 52 known species, making it the largest Hippoboscid genus. All species are Parasites of birds.-Systematics:*Genus Icosta Speiser, 1905*Subgenus Ardmoeca...
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...
, 1905 (52 species) - Genus MicrolynchiaMicrolynchiaMicrolynchia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are four known species. All species are parasites of birds...
Lutz, 1915 (4 species) - Genus MyophthiriaMyophthiriaMyophthiria are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 13 known species. All species are Parasites of birds.-Systematics:*Genus Myophthiria Róndani, 1875*Species group '1'...
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...
, 1875 (13 species) - Genus OlfersiaOlfersiaOlfersia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 7 known species.. All species are Parasites of birds..-Distribution:...
LeachWilliam Elford LeachWilliam Elford Leach FRS was an English zoologist and marine biologist.Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of a solicitor. At the age of twelve he went to school in Exeter, studying anatomy and chemistry. By this time he was already collecting marine samples from Plymouth Sound and along...
, 1817 (7 species) - Genus OrnithoctonaOrnithoctonaOrnithoctona are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species.. All species are parasites of birds..-Systematics:*Genus Ornithoctona Speiser, 1902*Species group '1'...
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...
, 1902 (12 species) - Genus OrnithoicaOrnithoicaOrnithoica are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 23 known species.. All species are parasites of birds..-Distribution:...
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 (24 species) - Genus OrnithomyaOrnithomyaOrnithomya are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species.. All species are parasites of birds.-Distribution:...
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 (29 species) - Genus OrnithophilaOrnithophilaOrnithophila are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species. Both species are parasites of birds.-Distribution:Ornithophila are found worldwide with the exception of the Americas and Antarctica....
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 (2 species) - Genus OrtholfersiaOrtholfersiaOrtholfersia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 4 known species. All species are Parasites of Macropods.-Distribution:Found in Australia, some species are very rare, because their hosts are endangered....
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...
, 1902 (4 species) - Genus PhthonaPhthonaPhthona is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 3 known species. All are parasite of falconets of the genus Microhierax.-Hosts:They found on the genus Microhierax...
Maa, 1969 (3 species) - Genus ProparaboscaProparaboscaProparabosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Proparabosca alata . It is a parasite of Lemurs.-Systematics:...
Theodor & Oldroyd 1965 (1 species) - Genus PseudolynchiaPseudolynchiaPseudolynchia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species. One of the more well known speciec is the pigeon louse fly Pseudolynchia canariensis'...
BequaertJoseph Charles BequaertJoseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst ....
, 1926 (5 species) - Genus StilbometopaStilbometopaStilbometopa are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species. All species are parasites of birds.-Systematics:*Genus Stilbometopa Coquillett, 1899*S. fulvifrons...
CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1899 (5 species)