Icosta

Icosta are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 52 known species, making it the largest Hippoboscid genus. All species are parasites of birds.

Distribution

Worldwide, excluding Antarctica.

Systematics

• Genus Icosta <small>Speiser, 1905</small>

*Subgenus Ardmoeca

:*I. albipennis <small>(Say, 1823)</small>

:*I. ardae ardae <small>(Macquart, 1835)</small>

::*I. ardae botaurinorum <small>(Swenk, 1916)</small>

:*I. holoptera holoptera <small>(Lutz, 1915)</small>

::*I. holoptera omnisetosa <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. macclurei <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. massonnati <small>(Falcoz, 1926)</small>

:*I. schoutedeni <small>(Bequaert, 1945)</small>

*Subgenus Gypoeca

:*I. meda <small>(Maa, 1963)</small>

*Subgenus Icosta

:*I. acromialis acromialis <small>(Speiser, 1904)</small>

::*I. acromialis tuberculata <small>(Ferris, 1927)</small>

:*I. bicorna <small>(Ferris, 1927)</small>

:*I. bucerotina <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. chalcolampra <small>(Speiser, 1904)</small>

:*I. coalescens <small>(Maa, 1964)</small>

:*I. corvina <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. diluta <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. dioxyrhina <small>(Speiser, 1904)</small>

:*I. elbeli <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. fenestella <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. humilis <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. jactatrix <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. longipalpis <small>(Macquart, 1835)</small>

:*I. malagasii <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. mecorrhina <small>(Maa, 1964)</small>

:*I. plana <small>(Walker, 1861)</small>

:*I. recessa <small>(Maa, 1964)</small>

:*I. samoana <small>(Ferris, 1927)</small>

:*I. spinosa <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. subdentata <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. tarsata <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. trita <small>(Speiser, 1905)</small>

:*I. wenzeli <small>Maa, 1969</small>

*Subgenus Ornithoponus <small>Aldrich, 1923</small>

:*I. americana <small>(Leach, 1817)</small>

:*I. angustifrons <small>(van der Wulp, 1903)</small>

:*I. antica <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. australica <small>(Paramonov, 1954)</small>

:*I. dukei <small>(Austen, 1911)</small>

:*I. hirsuta <small>(Ferris, 1927)</small>

:*I. latifacies <small>(Bequaert, 1955)</small>

:*I. lonchurae <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. maquilingensis <small>(Ferris, 1924)</small>

:*I. minor <small>(Bigot in Thomson, 1858)</small>

:*I. nigra <small>(Perty, 1833)</small>

:*I. papulata <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. parallelifrons <small>(Speiser, 1902)</small>

:*I. paramonovi <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. plaumanni <small>(Bequaert, 1943)</small>

:*I. rufiventris <small>(Bigot, 1885)</small>

:*I. sensilis sensilis <small>Maa, 1969</small>

::*I. sensilis reducta <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*I. simplex <small>(Walker, 1861)</small>

:*I. suvaensis <small>(Bequaert, 1941)</small>

:*I. tripelta <small>(Maa, 1964)</small>

:*I. zumpti <small>(Maa, 1964)</small>

*Subgenus Rhyponotum

:*I. pilosa <small>(Macquart, 1843)</small>

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