Ornithomya cecropis

Ornithomya cecropis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hippoboscidae
Genus: Ornithomya
Species:
O. cecropis
Binomial name
Ornithomya cecropis
Hutson, 1971

Ornithomya cecropis is a biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. It was first isolated from the Mascarene martin, Phedina borbonica, in Madagascar.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hutson, A M (1971). "New species of the Ornithomya biloba-group and records of other Hippoboscidae (Diptera) from Africa". Journal of Entomology Series B, Taxonomy. 40 (2): 139–148. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1971.tb00116.x.
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