''Ornithoctona'' are
genus
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of biting
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
in the family of louse flies,
Hippoboscidae
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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 ...
. There are 12 known species.
All species are
parasites
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of
bird
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s.
Distribution
''Ornithoctona'' are found worldwide with the exception of
Antarctica
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.
Systematics
*Genus ''Ornithoctona''
Speiser
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*Andreas Speiser (1885–1970), Swiss mathematician
*Elisabeth Speiser (born 1940), Swiss operatic sopra ...
, 1902
:*Species group '1'
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Ornithoctona australaisiae''
( Fabricius, 1805)
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Ornithoctona fusciventris''
Wiedemann, 1830
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Ornithoctona hulahula''
Maa, 1969
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Ornithoctona idonea''
Falcoz, 1929
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Ornithoctona laticornis''
( Macquart, 1935)
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Ornithoctona oxycera''
Falcoz, 1929
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Ornithoctona soror''
Ferris, 1926
:*Species group '2'
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Ornithoctona nitens''
Bigot
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, 1885
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Ornithoctona orizabae''
Bequaert, 1954
:*Species group '3'
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Ornithoctona erythrocephala
''Ornithoctona'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
Distribution
''Ornithoctona'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica.
Systemati ...
''
(Leach
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* Leach orchid
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, 1817)
:*Species group '4'
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Ornithoctona plicata''
von Olfers, 1816
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Ornithoctona rugicornis''
Maa, 1963
References
Parasites of birds
Hippoboscidae
Hippoboscoidea genera
Taxa named by Paul Gustav Eduard Speiser
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