Crataerina Explained

Crataerina is a genus of louse flies in the family Hippoboscidae. All are parasites of birds, feeding on the blood of various species of Apodidae (swifts) and Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus is sometimes spelled Craterina.^[1]

Species

• C. acutipennis Austen, 1926^[2] - hosts include Apus affinis, A. caffer, A. horus, A. pallidus, A. unicolor^[3]
• C. debilis Maa, 1975^[2]
• C. hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1758)^[2] - hosts include Delichon urbicum, D. dasypus, Hirundo rustica, Riparia riparia, Ptyonoprogne rupestris^[3]
• C. melbae (Rondani, 1879)^[2] - hosts include Apus melba, A. pacificus cooki, A. apus, Tachymarptis aequatorialis.^{[3] [4]}
• C. obtusipennis Austen, 1926^[2]
• C. pacifica Iwasa, 2001^[2] - hosts include Apus pacificus^[5]
• C. pallida (Olivier in Latreille, 1812)^[2] - hosts include Apus apus
• C. seguyi Falcoz, 1929^[2] - hosts include Alopochelidon fuscata, Notiochelidon cyanoleuca, N. murina^[3]

Notes and References

1. Evenhuis, N.L. 2010: Type designations of Diptera (Insecta) in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. Zootaxa, 2653: 37-50. Preview
2. Dick, C. W.. 2006. Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).. Chicago. Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History. 1–7pp.
3. Maa, T. C.. 1969. A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera). Pacific Insects Monograph . Honolulu. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. 20. 261–299pp.
4. Tomi Trilar, T. . Kremar, S. . 2005. Contribution to the Knowledge of Louse Flies of Croatia (Diptera: Hippoboscidae).. Natura Croatia.. Zagreb. Croatian Natural History Museum. 14. 2. 131–140pp.
5. Iwasa, M. 2001. A New Species of the Genus Crataerina von Olfers (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) with Reduced Wings from Apus paclficus (Apodiformes, Apodidae) in Japan.. Entomological Science . Hokkaido. Entomological Society of Japan. 4. 4. 191–194pp. 1343-8786 .