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Allobosca
''Allobosca'' 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. It has only rudimentary wings. Distribution It is only found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... Hosts Black lemur (''Eulemur macaco''), red-bellied lemur (''Eulemur rubriventer''), weasel sportive lemur (''Lepilemur mustelinus''), eastern woolly lemur (''Avahi laniger''), diademed sifaka (''Propithecus diadema''). References Parasitic flies Parasites of primates Hippoboscidae Monotypic Brachycera genera Hippoboscoidea genera Taxa named by Paul Gustav Eduard Speiser {{Parasite-insect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippoboscidae
__NOTOC__ Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds, are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family, the winged species can fly at least reasonably well, though others with vestigial or no wings are flightless and highly apomorphic. As usual in their superfamily Hippoboscoidea, most of the larval development takes place within the mother's body, and pupation occurs almost immediately. The sheep ked, ''Melophagus ovinus'', is a wingless, reddish-brown fly that parasitizes sheep. The Neotropical deer ked, ''Lipoptena mazamae'', is a common ectoparasite of white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus'') in the southeastern United States. Both winged and wingless forms may be seen. A common winged species is ''Hippobosca equina'', called "the louse fly" among riders. Species in other genera are found on birds; for example, ''Ornithomya bequaerti'' has been collected from birds in Alaska. Two species of the Hippoboscidae – '' Ornithoica (Ornithoica) podargi'' and ''Ornit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |