Definition of Hippobosca. Meaning of Hippobosca. Synonyms of Hippobosca

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Definition of Hippobosca

Hippobosca
Hippobosca Hip`po*bos"ca, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ? to feed.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse tick. -- Hip`po*bos"can, a.

Meaning of Hippobosca from wikipedia

- Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae, with seven known species. There are numerous synonyms. The primary distribution of Hippobosca...
- Synonyms Haemobora pallipes Curtis, 1824 Hippobosca cervi Olivier, 1792 Hippobosca cervina Nitzsch, 1818 Hippobosca moschi Pallas, 1779 Lipoptena alcis Schnabl...
- Hippobosca equina, also known as the forest fly or New Forest fly, is a biting fly from the family Hippoboscidae. They are blood-feeding ectoparasites...
- Hippobosca longipennis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), the dog fly, louse fly, or blind fly, is a blood-feeding parasite mostly infesting carnivores. The species...
- Hippobosca fulva is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania. Austen, E.E. (1912). "A new species of...
- Hippobosca rufipes is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in southern Africa. Olfers, I.F.M. von (1816). De vegetativis et animatis...
- Hippobosca hirsuta is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. Uganda. Austen, E.E. (1911). "New African Hippoboscidae". Bulletin of Entomological...
- Hippobosca camelina is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. ****stan, Africa, West Asia. Leach, W.E. On the genera and species of eproboscideous...
- Hippobosca variegata is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. Europe, Iraq, Egypt, Oriental & Afrotoropical. Megerle von Mühlfeld, Johann Carl...
- Both winged and wingless forms may be seen. A common winged species is Hippobosca equina, called "the louse fly". Species in other genera are found on birds;...