Icosta
Icosta sp.
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Icosta

Speiser, 1905
Synonyms
  • Ornithoponus Aldrich, 1923 good as subgenus
  • Olfersia Say 1823

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

  • 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

References

  1. โ†‘ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1โ€“7pp. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. 20: 261โ€“299pp.


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