Hippobosca Explained

Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae, with seven known species. There are numerous synonyms.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

The primary distribution of Hippobosca is in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. It has been introduced to other locations, although in some cases it has been later eradicated by modern husbandry practices.^[3]

Species

• Genus Hippobosca Linnaeus, 1758

• Species group 'a'

• Hippobosca equina Linnaeus, 1758

• Hippobosca fulva Austen, 1912^[4]

• Hippobosca longipennis Fabricius, 1805^[5]

• Species group 'b'

• Hippobosca camelina Leach, 1817^[6]

• Species group 'c'

• Hippobosca hirsuta Austen, 1911^[7]

• Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816^[8]

• Hippobosca variegata Megerle, 1803^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: Hutson, A.M. 1984. Diptera: Keds, flat-flies & bat-flies (Hippoboscidae & Nycteribiidae). 84 pp. . Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 7 .
2. 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.
3. Web site: 2004. Hippobosca equina Linnaeus . CSIRO Entomology.
4. Austen . E.E. . A new species of Hippobosca from northern Rhodesia . Bulletin of Entomological Research . 1912 . 3 . 4 . 417 . 10.1017/S000748530000208X . 12 April 2024.
5. Book: Fabricius . Johann Christian . Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species . 1805 . Apud Carolum Reichard . Bransvigae . i-xiv, 1–373. 5 June 2020.
6. Book: Leach . W.E. . On the genera and species of eproboscideous insects. 20 pp., pls. 20-27. In his On the genera and species of eproboscideous insects, and on the arrangement of oestrideous insects . Neill & Co. . Edinburgh . 20 + 2 pp., 3 pls.
7. Austen . E.E. . New African Hippoboscidae . Bulletin of Entomological Research . 1911 . 2 . 2 . 169–172 . 10.1017/S0007485300001371 . 12 April 2024.
8. Book: Olfers . I.F.M. von . De vegetativis et animatis corporibus in corporibus animatis reperiundis commentarius. Pars I. . 1816 . Maureriana . Berolini [=Berlin] . vi + 112 + [1] pp., 1 pl.
9. Megerle . von Muhlfeld . Appendix ad catalogum insectorum, quae mense novembris . Viennae Austrae Auctionis Lege Vendita Fuere . 1803 . MDCCII . 18.