Crataerina is a genus of louse flies in the family Hippoboscidae. All are parasites of birds, feeding on the blood of various species of Apodidae (swifts) and Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus is sometimes spelled Craterina.
Species
- C. acutipennis <small>Austen, 1926</small> - hosts include Apus affinis, A. caffer, A. horus, A. pallidus, A. unicolor
- C. debilis <small>Maa, 1975</small>
- C. hirundinis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> - hosts include Delichon urbicum, D. dasypus, Hirundo rustica, Riparia riparia, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- C. melbae <small>(Rondani, 1879)</small> - hosts include Apus melba, A. pacificus cooki, A. apus, Tachymarptis aequatorialis.
- C. obtusipennis <small>Austen, 1926</small>
- C. pacifica <small>Iwasa, 2001</small> - hosts include Apus pacificus
- C. pallida <small>(Olivier in Latreille, 1812)</small> - hosts include Apus apus
- C. seguyi <small>Falcoz, 1929</small> - hosts include Alopochelidon fuscata, Notiochelidon cyanoleuca, N. murina
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