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Crataerina Debilis
''Crataerina'' is a genus of louse Fly, flies in the family (biology), family Hippoboscidae. All are Parasitism, parasites of birds, feeding on the blood of various species of Swift (bird), Apodidae (swifts) and Swallow, Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus is sometimes spelled ''Craterina''.Evenhuis, N.L. 2010: Type designations of Diptera (Insecta) in the ''Encyclopaedia Metropolitana''. ''Zootaxa'', 2653: 37-50Preview/ref> Species *''Crataerina acutipennis, C. acutipennis'' Austen, 1926 - hosts include ''Apus affinis'', ''white-rumped swift, A. caffer'', ''Apus horus, A. horus'', ''Apus pallidus, A. pallidus'', ''Apus unicolor, A. unicolor'' *''Crataerina debilis, C. debilis'' Maa, 1975 *''Crataerina hirundinis, C. hirundinis'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) - hosts include ''Common house martin, Delichon urbicum'', ''Asian house martin, D. dasypus'', ''barn swallow, Hirundo rustica'', ''sand martin, Riparia riparia'', ''crag martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crataerina Pallida
''Crataerina pallida'', the swift lousefly, is a species of biting fly in the family (biology), family of louse flies Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in the nests of the common swift (''Apus apus'') in Europe and Asia. The lousefly spends its entire Biological life cycle, life cycle associated with swifts. The adult lousefly produce larvae in the late summer months which then pupate and lie Dormancy, dormant during the winter months inside the vacated swift nest. These parasites have highly aggregated population distribution and high levels of host prevalence. The adult fly then hatch out in spring when the first swift eggs are laid, by the returning adults, and feed on the blood of the nestlings and the adults, sucking about 25 mg of blood every 5 days. They can be a serious Pest (organism), pest of adult and nestling swifts. ''Crataerina pallida'' is vertically transmitted Parasitism, ectoparasite, in that it is passed from parent host on to offspring. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |