Struthiobosca
| Struthiobosca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Hippoboscinae |
| Genus: | Struthiobosca Maa, 1963[1] |
| Species: | S. struthionis |
| Binomial name | |
| Struthiobosca struthionis (Janson, 1889)[2] | |
Struthiobosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Struthiobosca struthionis (Janson, 1889).[3] It is a parasite of ostriches.[1]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in entire Southern Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya.[1]
Hosts
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Maa, T. C (1963). "Genera and species of Hippoboscidae (Diptera) types, synonymy, habitats and natural groupings" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monograph. 6: 1–186. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ↑ Ormerod, E.A. (1889). Notes and descriptions of a few injurious farm and fruit insects of South Africa. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. pp. viii + 116 pp.
- ↑ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp.
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