Ornithophila

Ornithophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Section:	Schizophora
Subsection:	Calyptratae
Superfamily:	Hippoboscoidea
Family:	Hippoboscidae
Subfamily:	Ornithomyinae
Genus:	Ornithophila Speiser, 1902
Type species
Ornithomyia metallica Schiner, 1864
Species
See text
Synonyms
Ornitheza Speiser, 1902[1]

Ornithophila are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species.^[2] Both species are parasites of birds.^[3]

Distribution

Ornithophila are found worldwide with the exception of the Americas and Antarctica.^[3]

Systematics

• Genus Ornithophila Róndani, 1879

• O. gestroi (Róndani, 1878)
• O. metallica (Schiner, 1864)

References

1. ^ Maa,T. C. (1963). "Genera and species of Hippoboscidae (Diptera) : types, synonymy, habitats and natural groupings". Pacific Insects Monograph (Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii) 6: 1–186pp. 
2. ^ Dick, C. W. (2006). Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).. Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 1–7pp. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Maa,T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph (Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii) 20: 261–299pp.