''Allobosca'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of biting flies in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, ''Allobosca crassipes''

Speiser Speiser is a German and Yiddish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ambros Speiser (1922–2003), Swiss engineer and scientist *Andreas Speiser (1885–1970), Swiss mathematician *Elisabeth Speiser (born 1940), Swiss operatic sopra ...

, 1899. It is a

parasite Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...

of lemurs. It has only rudimentary wings.

Distribution

It is only found in

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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