Stilbometopa

Stilbometopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Calyptratae
Superfamily: Hippoboscoidea
Family: Hippoboscidae
Subfamily: Ornithomyinae
Genus: Stilbometopa
Coquillett, 1899
Species

5, See text

Synonyms

Lynchia Weyenbergh, 1881

Stilbometopa are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species.[1] All species are parasites of birds.[2]

Distribution

Found throughout North, Central, and South America.[2]

Systematics

  • S. fulvifrons (Walker, 1849)
  • S. impressa (Bigot, 1885)
  • S. legtersi Bequaert, 1955
  • S. podopostyla Speiser, 1904
  • S. ramphastonis Ferris, 1930

References

  1. ↑ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp.
  2. 1 2 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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