Olfersia (fly)
| Olfersia | |
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| Olfersia fumipennis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
| Genus: | Leach, 1817 |
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Olfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1817. There are seven known species,[1] and all are parasites of birds.[2]
Distribution
Olfersia are found worldwide with the exception of Australia, but are most abundant in North and Central America.[2]
Systematics
- Genus Olfersia Leach, 1817
- Species group 'a'
- O. sordida Bigot, 1885
- Species group 'b'
- O. bisulcata Macquart, 1847
- O. fossulata Macquart, 1843
- O. fumipennis (J. Sahlberg, 1886)
- Species group 'c'
- O. aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
- O. spinifera (Leach, 1817)
- Species group 'd'
- O. coriacea van der Wulp, 1903
References
- ^ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph. 20. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: 261–299pp.