There are more than 200 species of hippoboscidae, and 75 percent of these parasitize birds of various types ranging from tiny swifts to huge albatrosses. Louse flies, keds, and bat flies hippoboscoidea will k. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The hippoboscidae are variously called louse flies, bird flies, feather flies, spider flies, flat flies, tick flies, ked flies, and keds. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf hippoboscidae diptera, hippoboscoidea in the state. The louse flies hippoboscidae are obligate bloodfeeding ectoparasites of birds and mammals. Incidence of louseflies hippoboscidae in some alaskan birds pdf.
They are adapted for clinging to and moving through the plumage and pelage of their hosts. Hippoboscidae and nycteribiidae royal entomological society. Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds, are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. Hippoboscidae synonyms, hippoboscidae pronunciation, hippoboscidae translation, english dictionary definition of hippoboscidae. Amplification of the bartonella citrate synthase gene from 83 hippoboscidae was detected in 94% of 48 adult lipoptena cervi flies, 71% of 17 adult hippobosca equina flies, 100% of 20 adult melophagus ovinus flies, and 100% of 10 m. Dear scared, knowing the geographic location of your head at the time this sighting was made would be very helpful. We dont know if you found this louse fly in lithuania, in oman or in new york louse flies are bloodsuckers that generally feed on livestock like sheep, or on large mammals like deer, but they are opportunistic and they will bite and feed off humans if other prey is not. The louse flies belong to the order diptera subsection brachycera. Hippoboscidae forest flies, flat flies, bird flies, keds may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa. May 18, 2015 hippoboscid flies are fairly particular about their hosts. The hippoboscidae or louseflies diptera of mammals and. Histomorphology of the female reproductive organ of the cattle fly, hippobosca maculata lch diptera. Hippoboscidae s19 hippoboscidae live on birds, and are apparently specially fond of the swallow tribe. Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family hippoboscidae.
Their larval development takes place in the uterus and the female gives birth to fully developed larvae ready to pupate. To purchase current handbooks and to download outofprint parts visit. As usual in their superfamily hippoboscoidea, most of the larval development takes place within the mothers body, and pupation occurs almost immediately. Hippoboscidae name homonyms hippoboscidae common names keds in language. Apart from the sheep ked, hippoboscids are of little importance to humans. Various species of hippoboscid will attack humans, and the bite of the pigeon fly, pseudolynchia canariensis, is said to be painful. Wing of female of hippobosca longipennis from maa and peterson 1981, fig. In bloodsucking insects living exclusively on vertebrate blood, obligate endosymbionts are essential for hosts and hypothesized to supplement bvitamins and cofactors missing from their blood diet.
Strongly specialized claws help them cling to the hair or feathers of their particular host species. The bird infesting hippoboscidae have been very little studied, and will probably form a distinct family. Lloyd, in medical and veterinary entomology third edition, 2019. Mar 01, 20 in total, species of hippoboscidae in eight genera were recorded from the rok kim et al. Department of health, education, and welfare, public health service, national institutes of health, national institute of allergy and infectious diseases, rocky mountain laboratory, hamilton, montana 59840, u. Records of phoretic attachment of mallophaga insecta. Contribution to the knowledge of the hippoboscidae diptera. Hippoboscidae from the dutch north sea island of vlieland published on 01 jan 1968 by brill. West nile vrrns, icosta americana, hippoboscidae, raptors. Adobe acrobat reader dc software is the free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, and commenting on pdf documents. Eight species of hippoboscidae from bird hosts are reported from the republic of korea rok. Hippoboscidae from the dutch north sea island of vlieland.
Pathogenesis to produce subclinical infections enlarged gizzards. Both males and females stay on the host and mating occurs on the host. Hippoboscidae in parana, keys, hosts and geographic distribution. Hippoboscidae article about hippoboscidae by the free. It installs as a printer driver and helps you generate the pdf files by simply selecting the print command from any supported application. A taxonomic family within the order diptera the keds or louse flies, obligate parasites of mammals and birds. You are unlikely to see one unless you have a bird in your hand, or are grooming a horse, because hippoboscid flies are. Pdf the hippoboscidae or louseflies is a family of pupiparous diptera, which in their adult stage are ectoparasites of mammals.
Host specificity more than 200 species of louse flies are known until now. Jul 01, 2018 dear angela, this is a bloodsucking louse fly, and depending upon the species, they normally prey upon deer, livestock especially sheep, or nesting birds like pigeons if you live near woodlands with deer or farms with sheep, you might not be able to control their prese. Overall, openpdf is very easy to use application that has a standard explorer interface. Role of hippoboscidae flies as potential vectors of. Hippoboscidae, partly on the basis that at least the two groups of batflies must share family status in view of. Pdf hippoboscidae diptera, hippoboscoidea in the state of. Icosta fenestella maa is recorded for the first time from the rok. The hippoboscidae, commonly known as louse flies or keds, are a family of rather bizarre flies that are probably more familiar to ornithologists, sheep ranchers, and equestrians than they are to most entomologists. In their sexually mature stage the hippoboscidae are parasites of warmblooded animals. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf. A revised checklist and concise host index of hippoboscidae diptera1 by t. Hippoboscidae definition of hippoboscidae by medical. The primary distribution is in europe and parts of asia and africa.
A revised annotated checklist of louse flies diptera, hippoboscidae. The hippoboscidae are closely related to the glossinidae. The hippoboscidae or louseflies is a family of pupiparous diptera, which in their adult stage are ectoparasites of mammals and birds. The putative role of biting flies in bartonella transmission among ruminants was investigated. Jan 28, 2004 up to 84% of the flies of hippoboscidae carried ruminantrelated bartonella dna, which strongly suggests that hippoboscidae might play a role in the transmission of bartonella among ruminants. Our knowledge of hippoboscid fauna in the rok is still poor, but even from our limited data, it is now feasible to show an. Pcrrflp profiles using the glta gene were consistently similar to those of other ruminantrelated bartonella spp. Symbiotic interactions between insects and bacteria are ubiquitous and form a continuum from loose facultative symbiosis to greatly intimate and stable obligate symbiosis. Spencer, a professor in the ubc zoology department. Prevalence of lousefliesdiptera, hippoboscidae parasiting a. The pigeon louse fly, pseudolychia canariensis macquart, is a common ectoparasite of pigeons and doves. Hippoboscidae definition of hippoboscidae by the free. No members of the hippoboscidae, streblidae, and nycteribiidae known to feed on coldblooded vertebrates, such as.
And now, its connected to the adobe document cloud. Barcode generation, data extraction and signature validation can also be accomplished with this application. This is by far the largest regional fauna of hippoboscidae in central europe, and matches the richest southern euro pean faunas. Hippoboscidae are a relatively small group of dorsoventrally flattened, darkcolored, obligate hematophagous viviparid flies of 2 to 10 mm in length with piercingsucking mouthparts. This introductory first part of the monograph on the hippoboscidae louse flies of mammals and birds is restricted to an account of their internal and external anatomy, physiology and bionomics, the last being discussed under the headings of nourishment, shelter and eeproduction. Role of hippoboscidae flies as potential vectors of bartonella spp.
Bequaert, during his approximately 30 years of active study. Some louseflies even exhibit distinct preferences for a particular species of bird. This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 10. Any of the species in the hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies. Bishop museum, honolulu the following index and list are to supersede those by bequaert 1953. Hippoboscidae definition of hippoboscidae by medical dictionary. Handbooks for the ldentificationof british insects editor. Hippoboscoidea find, read and cite all the research you need on. Hippoboscidae louse flies, a family of dipterous insects, distributed throughout the world.
Download pdf fauna of arabia free online new books in. It has been introduced to other locations, though in some cases later eradicated by modern husbandry practices. Both adult males and females feed on the blood of their host. This document is eeny307, one of a series of the department of entomology and nematology, ufifas extension. Phthiraptera on insects other than hippoboscidae james e. In this family, the winged species can fly at least reasonably well, though others with vestigial or no wings are flightless and highly apomorphic. Pdf on jan 18, 2018, carl w dick and others published checklist of world hippoboscidae diptera. Faunistic research into louse flies hippoboscidae in croatia during the last two decades has increased the total number of louse flies known from this country to 11 species, of which ornithoica turdi, ornithophila metallica, ornithomya avicularia, ornithomya biloba, ornithomya chloropus, ornithomya fringillina, crataerina melbae, stenepteryx hirundinis and icosta minor are new to. Various authors put them in the section pupipara together with the nycteribiidae bat flies and streblidae, which all are permanent, obligate ectoparasites which suck blood from mammals and birds haupt and haupt 1998. Contribution to the knowledge of the hippoboscidae. Under each species or subspecies in the checklist, the.
Biokids kids inquiry of diverse species, hippoboscidae. They are all winged, though in some species the wings are very small. It has simple, basic features that allow you to view and modify pdf formatted documents and generate data. The spencer entomological museum was formally established in 1953 from the holdings of dr. Histomorphology of the female reproductive organ of the. Arsenophonus and sodalis replacements shape evolution of. Pseudolychia canariensis as vector of pigeon malaria. Enlargement of the spleen, liver and kidneys may appear chocolatebrown due to hemozoin deposition infected birds may suffer from reluctance to move, ruffled appearance, prostration and death. Bishop museum, honolulu, hawaii the nomenclature and systematics of the hippoboscidae have made much progress in this century, chiefly by work of p.
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