Crataerina hirundinis explained

Crataerina hirundinis is a species of flies belonging to the family Hippoboscidae. It was formerly placed in its own genus, Stenepteryx.

It is found in the Palearctic.^{[1] [2] [3]}

This louse fly is known to be an ectoparasite on the house martin.^[4]

External links

• Images representing Stenepteryx hirundinis at BOLD
• Bioimages

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
3. Hutson, A.M. 1984. Keds, flat-flies and bat-flies. Diptera, Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 10(7): 1-40. Royal Entomological Society, London
4. Trilar. Tomi. Ectoparasites from the nests of the house martin (Delichon urbica) in Slovenia. 1, Faunistic survey. en.