Biology:Icosta
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Short description: Genus of flies
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Icosta are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 52 known species, making it the largest Hippoboscid genus.[1] All species are parasites of birds.[2]
Distribution
Worldwide, excluding Antarctica.[2]
Systematics
- Genus Icosta Speiser, 1905
- Subgenus Ardmoeca
- I. albipennis (Say, 1823)
- I. ardae ardae (Macquart, 1835)
- I. ardae botaurinorum (Swenk, 1916)
- I. holoptera holoptera (Lutz, 1915)
- I. holoptera omnisetosa Maa, 1969
- I. macclurei Maa, 1969
- I. massonnati (Falcoz, 1926)
- I. schoutedeni (Bequaert, 1945)
- Subgenus Gypoeca
- I. meda (Maa, 1963)
- Subgenus Icosta
- I. acromialis acromialis (Speiser, 1904)
- I. acromialis tuberculata (Ferris, 1927)
- I. bicorna (Ferris, 1927)
- I. bucerotina Maa, 1969
- I. chalcolampra (Speiser, 1904)
- I. coalescens (Maa, 1964)
- I. corvina Maa, 1969
- I. diluta Maa, 1969
- I. dioxyrhina (Speiser, 1904)
- I. elbeli Maa, 1969
- I. fenestella Maa, 1969
- I. humilis Maa, 1969
- I. jactatrix Maa, 1969
- I. longipalpis (Macquart, 1835)
- I. malagasii Maa, 1969
- I. mecorrhina (Maa, 1964)
- I. plana (Walker, 1861)
- I. recessa (Maa, 1964)
- I. samoana (Ferris, 1927)
- I. spinosa Maa, 1969
- I. subdentata Maa, 1969
- I. tarsata Maa, 1969
- I. trita (Speiser, 1905)
- I. wenzeli Maa, 1969
- Subgenus Ornithoponus Aldrich, 1923
- I. americana (Leach, 1817)
- I. angustifrons (van der Wulp, 1903)
- I. antica Maa, 1969
- I. australica (Paramonov, 1954)
- I. dukei (Austen, 1911)
- I. hirsuta (Ferris, 1927)
- I. latifacies (Bequaert, 1955)
- I. lonchurae Maa, 1969
- I. maquilingensis (Ferris, 1924)
- I. minor (Bigot in Thomson, 1858)
- I. nigra (Perty, 1833)
- I. papulata Maa, 1969
- I. parallelifrons (Speiser, 1902)
- I. paramonovi Maa, 1969
- I. plaumanni (Bequaert, 1943)
- I. rufiventris (Bigot, 1885)
- I. sensilis sensilis Maa, 1969
- I. sensilis reducta Maa, 1969
- I. simplex (Walker, 1861)
- I. suvaensis (Bequaert, 1941)
- I. tripelta (Maa, 1964)
- I. zumpti (Maa, 1964)
- Subgenus Rhyponotum
- I. pilosa (Macquart, 1843)
References
- ↑ Dick, C. W. (2006). Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).. Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 1–7pp.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q5986754 entry
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