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Olfersia Raddi, 1819
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Statistics of barcoding coverage:
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:2
Specimens with Sequences:2
Specimens with Barcodes:2
Species:1
Species With Barcodes:1
Public Records:2
Public Species:1
Public BINs:0
Olfersia:
Olfersia is also a genus of ferns in family Dryopteridaceae.
Olfersia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 7 known species.[1] All species are Parasites of birds.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Olfersia are found worldwide with the exception of Australia, but are most abundant in North and Central America.[2]
Systematics[edit]
- Genus Olfersia Leach, 1817
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- Species group 'a'
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- O. sordida Bigot, 1885
- Species group 'b'
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- O. bisulcata Macquart, 1847
- O. fossulata Macquart, 1843
- O. fumipennis (J. Sahlberg, 1886)
- Species group 'c'
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- O. aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
- O. spinifera (Leach, 1817)
- Species group 'd'
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- O. coriacea van der Wulp, 1903
References[edit]
- ^ Dick, C. W. (2006). Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea). Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 1–7pp.
- ^ 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.
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