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Ortholfersia
Sign in to saveOrtholfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 4 known species. All species are parasites of macropods.
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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Ortholfersia, and connects out to Australia, Animalia and insect.
It sits within the topics Hippoboscidae, Hippoboscoidea genera and Parasites of marsupials.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Hippoboscidae
- Collections
- CASC
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hippoboscidae
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- topic's main category
- Category:Ortholfersia
- taxon name
- Ortholfersia
- taxon rank
- genus
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Systematics
- References
Ortholfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 4 known species. All species are parasites of macropods.
== Distribution == Found in Australia, some species are very rare, because their hosts are endangered.
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