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Struthiobosca

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Struthiobosca
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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It is found in entire Southern Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya.[1]

Hosts

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They are only found on ostrich (Struthio camelus).[1]

References

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)