Microlynchia
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| Genus: | Microlynchia Lutz, 1915
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| Lynchia pusilla Speiser, 1902
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Microlynchia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are four known species.[1] All species are parasites of birds.[2] Microlynchia differs from Pseudolynchia in the presence of minute ocelli and a differently shaped scutellum.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Found throughout North and Central America, and parts of South America, Galápagos Islands.[2]
Systematics
[edit]- Genus Microlynchia Lutz, 1915
- Species group 'a'
- Microlynchia crypturelli Bequaert, 1938
- Microlynchia furtiva Bequaert, 1955
- Microlynchia pusilla (Speiser, 1902)
- Species group 'b'
References
[edit]- ^ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph. 20. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: 261–299.
- ^ J. Beguaert (1930). "Notes on Hippoboscidæ" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 32 (6). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge Entomological Club: 266–277. doi:10.1155/1925/29374.
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