Ornithomya

Ornithomya are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds.

Distribution

Ornithomya are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the largest number of species are found in South East Asia and Africa.

Systematics

• Genus Ornithomya <small>Latreille, 1802</small>

*Species group 'a'

:*Ornithomya alpicola <small>Maa, 1975</small>

:*Ornithomya anchineuria <small>Speiser, 1905</small>

:*Ornithomya apelta <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*Ornithomya avicularia <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>

:*Ornithomya bequaerti <small>Maa, 1969</small>

:*Ornithomya candida <small>Maa, 1967</small>

:*Ornithomya chloropus <small>Bergroth, 1901</small>

:*Ornithomya fringillina <small>Curtis, 1836</small>

:*Ornithomya fuscipennis <small>Bigot, 1885</small>

:*Ornithomya gigantea <small>Bear & Friedberg, 1995</small>

:*Ornithomya marginalis <small>Maa, 1964</small>

:*Ornithomya medinalis <small>Maa, 1975</small>

:*Ornithomya opposita <small>Walker, 1849</small>

:*Ornithomya papillosa <small>Maa, 1964</small>

:*Ornithomya parva <small>Macquart, 1843</small>

*Species group 'b'

:*Ornithomya biloba <small>Dufour, 1827</small>

:*Ornithomya cecropis <small>Hutson, 1971</small>

:*Ornithomya comosa <small>Kolenati, 1930</small>

:*Ornithomya fur <small>Schiner, 1868</small>

:*Ornithomya inocellata <small>Ferris, 1930</small>

:*Ornithomya roubaudi <small>Séguy, 1938</small>

*Species group 'c'

:*Ornithomya ambigua <small>Lutz, 1915</small>

:*Ornithomya hoffmannae <small>Bequaert, 1954</small>

*Species group 'd'

:*Ornithomya rottensis <small>(Statz, 1940)</small> (fossil)

*Incertae sedis

:*Ornithomya areolata <small>Maa, 1986</small>

:*Ornithomya clarki <small>Paramonov, 1969</small>

:*Ornithomya greeni <small>Maa, 1986</small>

:*Ornithomya rupes <small>Hutson, 1981</small>

:*Ornithomya sorbens <small>Hutson, 1971</small>

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