Hippoboscidae

Translingual

Hippobosca equina

Etymology

From Hippobosca +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Hippoboscidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the keds or louse flies, obligate parasites of mammals and birds.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptrata - subsection; Hippoboscoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Ornithomyinae, Hippoboscinae, Lipopteninae (subfamilies)
  • Allobosca, Austrolfersia, Crataerina, Hippobosca, Icosta, Lipoptena, Melophagus, Microlynchia, Myophthiria, Neolipoptena, Olfersia, Ornithoctona, Ornithoica, Ornithomya, Ornithophila, Ortholfersia, Phthona, Proparabosca Theodor, Pseudolynchia, Stilbometopa, Struthibosca (genera)

References

• Hippoboscidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hippoboscidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hippoboscidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hippoboscidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.