Stilbometopa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Hippoboscidae |
Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
Genus: | Stilbometopa Coquillett, 1899 |
Type species | |
Ornithomyia fulvifrons Walker, 1849 | |
Species | |
5, See text | |
Synonyms | |
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 1881 |
Stilbometopa are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
Distribution
Found throughout North, Central, and South America.
Systematics
- Genus Stilbometopa Coquillett, 1899
- S. fulvifrons (Walker, 1849)
- S. impressa (Bigot, 1885)
- S. legtersi Bequaert, 1955
- S. podopostyla Speiser, 1904
- S. ramphastonis Ferris, 1930
References
- Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp.
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(help) - ^ Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph. 20. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: 261–299pp.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Stilbometopa |
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