''Stilbometopa'' 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. 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 ...

Distribution

Found throughout North, Central, and South America.

Systematics

*Genus ''Stilbometopa''

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...

, 1899 :*'' S. fulvifrons'' ( Walker, 1849) :*'' S. impressa'' ( Bigot, 1885) :*'' S. legtersi''

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 ...

, 1955 :*'' S. podopostyla''

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 ...

, 1904 :*'' S. ramphastonis'' Ferris, 1930

References

Parasites of birds Hippoboscidae Taxa named by Daniel William Coquillett Hippoboscoidea genera {{Parasite-insect-stub