Austrolfersia
| Austrolfersia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Subsection: | Calyptratae |
| Superfamily: | Hippoboscoidea |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
| Genus: | Austrolfersia Bequaert, 1953 |
| Type species | |
| Austrolfersia ferrisi Bequaert, 1953 | |
| Species | |
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Austrolfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Austrolfersia ferrisi Bequaert, 1953.[1] It is a parasite of Diprotodontia.[2]
Distribution
It is only found in Queensland, Australia.[2]
Hosts
Red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) and the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)[2]
Systematics
References
- ↑ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
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