A new species of louse fly, Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), from the Russian far East [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeLouse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) are specialized ectoparasites of birds, influencing host health and potentially acting as vectors of pathogens. A new species of the genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), Ornithomya panovi sp. n.,
Oleg Tolstenkov, Andrej Safonkin
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Description of a new species of Icosta Speiser , 1905 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Southern Vietnam with the updated key to the subgenus Icosta [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe family Hippoboscidae, commonly known as “louse flies,” comprises pupiparous Diptera that are ectoparasites of birds and mammals, with significant impacts on their hosts and epidemiological importance.
Anvar Kerimov +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Ornithomya biloba (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Ornithomya biloba (Dufour 1827) was first sequenced and annotated in this study as the first representative of the genus Ornithomya. The complete mitogenome is 18,654 bp in length and contains 37 genes (13 protein-
Xin Li, Liang Wang, Ding Yang
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Arsenophonus symbiosis with louse flies: multiple origins, coevolutionary dynamics, and metabolic significance [PDF]
mSystems, 2023 Arsenophonus is a widespread insect symbiont with life strategies that vary from parasitism to obligate mutualism. In insects living exclusively on vertebrate blood, mutualistic Arsenophonus strains are presumed to provide B vitamins missing in the ...
Jana Martin Říhová +4 more
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A first report of the detection of Avipoxvirus genomic sequences in louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) [PDF]
ParasitologyThe Hippoboscidae are ectoparasites of birds and mammals, which, as a group, are known to vector multiple diseases. Avipoxvirus (APV) is mechanically vectored by various arthropods and causes seasonal disease in wild birds in the United Kingdom (UK ...
Denise Wawman +5 more
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Is Ornithoctona laticornis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) expanding its range from Africa into Europe? First confirmed record in Romania [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe bird louse fly Ornithoctona laticornis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), previously known only from Africa, has recently been recorded in Europe (Hungary) for the first time, raising questions about its potential range expansion.
Jozef Oboňa +8 more
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Ornithomya palmae species nova (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) a new species of louse fly from the Canary Islands [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeA new species of louse fly in the genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) Ornithomya palmae sp. n. is described from the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Denise C. Wawman, Borja Milá
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Geographical distribution of potential mechanical vectors implicated in Surra transmission in Spain: an entomological perspective [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Haematophagous Diptera can transmit a wide range of diseases to both humans and animals. Some species of the Trypanosoma genus rely on these vectors for transmission, either cyclically or mechanically.
Adrián Melián-Henríquez +9 more
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The genome sequence of the Grouse Louse Fly, Ornithomya chloropus (Bergroth, 1901) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Ornithomya chloropus (Grouse Louse Fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Hippoboscidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 193.17 megabases.
Hugh Insley, Denise C. Wawman
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A new species of Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from the Curonian Spit (Russia) [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023 A new species of the genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), O. krivolutskii Yatsuk, Matyukhin et Nartshuk, sp. n. is described from the Curonian Spit (Kaliningrad Region, Russia).
A.A. Yatsuk +3 more
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