Crataerina acutipennis

Crataerina acutipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hippoboscidae
Subfamily: Ornithomyinae
Genus: Crataerina
Species: C. acutipennis
Binomial name
Crataerina acutipennis
Austen, 1926[1]

Crataerina acutipennis, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies Hippoboscidae. Its hosts are swift species including the little, white-rumped, Horus, pallid and plain swifts.[2]

References

  1. Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp.
  2. 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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