Ornithomyinae Explained

Ornithomyinae is a subfamily of the fly family Hippoboscidae. All are blood feeding parasites, for the most part on birds, though some have mammals as hosts.^{[1] [2]}

Systematics

• Subfamily Ornithomyinae Bigot, 1853

• Genus Allobosca Speiser, 1899 (1 species)

• Genus Austrolfersia Bequaert, 1953 (1 species)

• Genus Crataerina von Olfers, 1816 (8 species)

• Genus Icosta Speiser, 1905 (52 species)

• Genus Microlynchia Lutz, 1915 (4 species)

• Genus Myophthiria Rondani, 1875 (13 species)

• Genus Olfersia Leach, 1817 (7 species)

• Genus Ornithoctona Speiser, 1902 (12 species)

• Genus Ornithoica Rondani, 1878 (24 species)

• Genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (29 species)

• Genus Ornithophila Rondani, 1879 (2 species)

• Genus Ortholfersia Speiser, 1902 (4 species)

• Genus Phthona Maa, 1969 (3 species)

• Genus Proparabosca Theodor & Oldroyd 1965 (1 species)

• Genus Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 1926^[3] (5 species)

• Genus Stilbometopa Coquillett, 1899 (5 species)

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. Dick, C. W.. 2006. Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).. Chicago. Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History. 1–7pp.
3. Bequaert . J.C. . Notes on Hippoboscidae. I. Lynchia Weyenbergh and Lynchia Speiser are not congeneric . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 1926 . (1925) 32 . 265–277.