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Pseudolynchia
Sign in to savePseudolynchia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species. One of the more well known species is the pigeon louse fly Pseudolynchia canariensis. All species are parasites of birds.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Hippoboscidae
- Collections
- FCB-UANL, FMNH, OSUC, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hippoboscidae
- Image
- Fly June 2008-2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Pseudolynchia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pseudolynchia
- Commons category
- Pseudolynchia
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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- Systematics
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Pseudolynchia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species. One of the more well known species is the pigeon louse fly Pseudolynchia canariensis. All species are parasites of birds.
==Systematics== Genus Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 1926 Species group 'a' P. serratipes Maa, 1966 Species group 'b' P. brunnea (Latreille, 1812) P. canariensis (Macquart, 1840) P. garzettae (Rondani, 1879) P. mistula Maa, 1969
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