''Pseudolynchia'' are
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 of louse flies,
Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species.
One of the more well known species is the pigeon louse fly ''
Pseudolynchia canariensis
''Pseudolynchia canariensis'', the pigeon louse fly or pigeon fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae.
Distribution
''Pseudolynchia canariensis'' are species-specific (Columbidae) obligate ectoparasites potent ...
''. All species are
parasites of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
s.
Systematics
*Genus ''Pseudolynchia''
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 ...
, 1926
:*Species group 'a'
::*''
P. serratipes''
Maa, 1966
:*Species group 'b'
::*''
P. brunnea''
( Latreille, 1812)
::*''
P. canariensis''
( Macquart, 1840)
::*''
P. garzettae''
( Rondani, 1879)
::*''
P. mistula''
Maa, 1969
References
Parasites of birds
Hippoboscidae
Hippoboscoidea genera
Taxa named by Joseph Charles Bequaert
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