''Microlynchia'' is a

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of biting flies in the

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of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are four known species. All species are parasites of

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s. ''Microlynchia'' differs from ''

Pseudolynchia ''Pseudolynchia'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species. One of the more well known species is the pigeon louse fly ''Pseudolynchia canariensis''. All species are parasites of birds. ...

'' in the presence of minute ocelli and a differently shaped scutellum.

Distribution

Found throughout North and Central America, and parts of South America,

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Systematics

*Genus ''Microlynchia'' Lutz, 1915 :*Species group 'a' ::*'' Microlynchia crypturelli''

Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout (Belgium) and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Clench WJ (1982). "Joseph Charles Bequaert". '' The Nautilus'' 96(2)page 35 Career ...

, 1938 ::*'' Microlynchia furtiva''

, 1955 ::*'' Microlynchia pusilla'' (

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, 1902) :*Species group 'b' ::*'' Microlynchia galapagoensis''

, 1955

References

Hippoboscidae Parasites of birds Parasitic flies Hippoboscoidea genera {{Parasite-insect-stub