Meaning of hippoboscid | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.

Examples

“Various species of hippoboscid will attack humans, and the bite of the pigeon fly, Pseudolynchia canariensis, is said to be painful. Apart from the sheep ked, hippoboscids are of little importance to humans.”

“Several hippoboscid flies have been identified as vectors of Haemoproteus species,haemosporidian blood parasites that cause bird malarias.”

“Howard (1981:52– 73) found 22.5 percent of 240 scaled quail collected in Pecos County infested with the hippoboscid fly Pseudolynchia canariensis (see table 6.4 for the prevalence of parasitic arthropods, nematodes, and cestodes found on scaled quail in Pecos County).”

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