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Struthiobosca

Struthiobosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Struthiobosca struthionis <small>(Janson, 1889)</small>. It is a parasite of ostriches.

Distribution

It is found in entire Southern Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya.

Hosts

They are only found on ostrich (Struthio camelus).

References