Hippoboscidae (“Forest” flies, flat flies, bird flies, keds).
Statistics. 235,708 taxon names 180,712 accepted taxon names 6,017 higher taxon names 5,838 accepted higher taxon names 36,162 (sub)genus names.
Spencer Entomological Collection. The Spencer Entomological Museum was formally established in 1953 from the holdings of Dr. G.J. Spencer, a professor in the UBC Zoology Department.
An Hippoboscidae in uska familia han Diptera. An Hippoboscidae in nahilalakip ha ordo nga Diptera, classis nga Insecta, punoan nga Arthropoda, ngan regnum nga Animalia. An familia nga Hippoboscidae in naglalakip hin 778 ka mga species, sumala ha Catalogue of Life Ilarom nga taxa. Allobosca.
Cite this entry as: (2001) Hippoboscidae. In: Mehlhorn H. (eds) Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.RIS.
HIPPOBOSCIDAE S19 Hippoboscidae live on birds, and are apparently specially fond of the Swallow tribe. They are all winged, though in some species the wings are very small. The bird- infesting Hippoboscidae have been very little studied, and will probably form a distinct family; the antennae of Sten- opteryx Tiirundijiis are quite different from those of Hippobosca. The devel- opment is.
The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi (L. 1758) (Dipt., Hippoboscidae)) is a blood-sucking ectoparasite of cervids. The species has been resident in Sweden for more than two centuries, whereas in Finland.
The closest living relative to the hippo, is the pig, and the whale.