Crataerina hirundinis
| Crataerina hirundinis | |
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| Stenepteryx hirundinis in British Entomology | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Genus: | Crataerina |
| Species: | C. hirundinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Crataerina hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Synonyms | |
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Stenepteryx hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Crataerina hirundinis is a species of flies belonging to the family Hippoboscidae. It was formerly placed in its own genus, Stenepteryx.
It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]
This louse fly is known to be an ectoparasite on the house martin.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- ^ Hutson, A.M. 1984. Keds, flat-flies and bat-flies. Diptera, Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 10(7): 1-40. Royal Entomological Society, London
- ^ Trilar, Tomi. "Ectoparasites from the nests of the house martin (Delichon urbica) in Slovenia. 1, Faunistic survey".
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