''Ornithomya'' are

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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 __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 ...

. There are 29 known species. All species are

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Distribution

''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

, however the largest number of species are found in South East

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and

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Systematics

*Genus ''Ornithomya'' Latreille, 1802 :*Species group 'a' ::*'' Ornithomya alpicola'' Maa, 1975 ::*'' Ornithomya anchineuria''

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, 1905 ::*'' Ornithomya apelta'' Maa, 1969 ::*''

Ornithomya avicularia ''Ornithomya avicularia'' is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north o ...

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Ornithomya bequaerti ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Maa, 1969 ::*'' Ornithomya candida'' Maa, 1967 ::*''

Ornithomya chloropus ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Bergroth, 1901 ::*''

Ornithomya fringillina ''Ornithomya fringillina'' is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north ...

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, 1836 ::*''

Ornithomya fuscipennis ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

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, 1885 ::*''

Ornithomya gigantea ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Bear & Friedberg, 1995 ::*''

Ornithomya marginalis ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Maa, 1964 ::*''

Ornithomya medinalis ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Maa, 1975 ::*''

Ornithomya opposita ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

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Ornithomya papillosa ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Maa, 1964 ::*''

Ornithomya parva ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Macquart, 1843 :*Species group 'b' ::*''

Ornithomya biloba ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Dufour, 1827 ::*'' Ornithomya cecropis'' Hutson, 1971 ::*'' Ornithomya comosa''

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, 1930 ::*'' Ornithomya fur'' Schiner, 1868 ::*'' Ornithomya inocellata'' Ferris, 1930 ::*'' Ornithomya roubaudi'' Séguy, 1938 :*Species group 'c' ::*'' Ornithomya ambigua'' Lutz, 1915 ::*'' Ornithomya hoffmannae''

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, 1954 :*Species group 'd' ::*'' Ornithomya rottensis'' (Statz, 1940) (fossil) :*

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::*'' Ornithomya areolata'' Maa, 1986 ::*'' Ornithomya clarki'' Paramonov, 1969 ::*'' Ornithomya greeni'' Maa, 1986 ::*'' Ornithomya rupes'' Hutson, 1981 ::*''

Ornithomya sorbens ''Ornithomya'' are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds. Distribution ''Ornithomya'' are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the l ...

'' Hutson, 1971

References

Parasites of birds Hippoboscidae Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille Hippoboscoidea genera {{Parasite-insect-stub