Stomoxys

Stomoxys
Stomoxys calcitrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Subfamily: Muscinae
Tribe: Stomoxyini
Genus: Stomoxys
Geoffroy, 1762
Type species
Conops calcitrans
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species

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Synonyms

Stomoxys is a genus of flies in the family Muscidae.[2][3] The genus is unusual among the Muscidae in that it includes species that are bloodsucking ectoparasites of mammals. The best-known species is Stomoxys calcitrans, most commonly known as the stable fly.

The genus is small, comprising a dozen or two described species, and current evidence suggests that it is paraphyletic as well.[4]

Species

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References

  1. Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera.". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat). New York: The New York Entomological Society. 9: 134–146.
  2. D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
  3. Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dsouli, N; Delsuc, F; Michaux, J; De Stordeur, E; Couloux, A; Veuille, M; Duvallet, G (Apr 2011). "Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear data in haematophagous flies support the paraphyly of the genus Stomoxys (Diptera: Muscidae)". Infect Genet Evol. 11 (3): 663–70. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2011.02.004.
  5. 1 2 Grünberg, Karl (1906). "Über blutsaugende Musciden". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 30: 78–82. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. Ahmed, A.B, Okiwelu, S.N, Samdi, S .M; Species Diversity, Abundance and Seasonal Occurrence of Some Biting Flies in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria; African Journal of Biomedical Research, Vol. 8 (2005); 113 - 118 ISSN 1119-5096 Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group


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