Species Ornithoica (Ornithoica) exilis (Walker, 1861)
- Ornithomyia exilis Walker, F. 1861. Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Dorey, New Guinea, by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 5: 229-254 [Date published 27 March] [254].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH A.R. Wallace, Papua New Guinea, Dorey. - Ornithoica simplicis Maa, T.C. 1966. Studies in Hippoboscidae (Diptera). The genus Ornithoica Rondani (Diptera: Hippoboscidae). Pacific Insects Monographs 10: 10-124 [Date published 30 November] [68].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM ♀ (H. Clissold, -.vii.1962), West Papua, Wissel Lakes.Type host:
Poecilodryas albonotata (Mathews, 1920) [PETROIDIDAE]
Introduction
Maa (1969) gives a for full list of hosts.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital distribution: Indonesia; Fiji; Guam; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Northern Marianas; Papua New Guinea; Vanuatu; Western Samoa; Ryukyu Islands; widespread in Oriental and Australian/Oceanic Region
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): [ARDEIDAE] (recorded from 96 different genera of birds; see Maa (1969) for full list of hosts)).
Associated Fauna References
Maa, T.C. 1969. Studies in Hippoboscidae (Diptera). Part 2. A revised checklist and concise host index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera). Pacific Insects Monographs 20: 261-299 [Date published 20 February] [265] ([ARDEIDAE] (recorded from 96 different genera of birds; see Maa (1969) for full list of hosts))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 | HIPPOBOSCIDAE Samouelle, 1819 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 02-May-2019 | SCHIZOPHORA Becher, 1882 | 27-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Dec-2011 | 02-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |