Species Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
- Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, J.M.F. 1885. Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 27e partie. XXXV. Famille des Anomalocerati (mihi) (Coriacae, Pupipara, Nycteribidae. Auctor). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 5: 225-246 [Date published 28 December] [242].
Type data:
Status unknown, "Colombie", error = Australia. - Ornithomya perfuga Speiser, P. 1902. Besprechung einiger Gattungen und Arten der Diptera Pupipara. Természetrajzi Füzetek 25: 327-338 [Date published 20 April] [331].
Type data:
Status unknown, NSW.
Introduction
Recorded from a variety of host bird species. See Maa (1963, 1969) for full list of hosts.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital distribution: Indonesia; Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands; widespread through Oriental Region
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
- Maa, T.C. 1962. Notes on the Hippoboscidae (Diptera), 1. Pacific Insects 4: 583-614 [Date published 10 October] [595]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: ectoparasitic (host(s): Ninox connivens (Latham, 1801) [STRIGIDAE] Barking Owl; Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1794) [ACROBATIDAE] Feathertail Glider; Ninox novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1788) [STRIGIDAE] Southern Boobook Owl; Podargus strigoides (Latham, 1801) [PODARGIDAE] Tawny Frogmouth).
General References
Maa, T.C. 1963. Genera and species of Hippoboscidae (Diptera): types, synonymy, habitats and natural groupings. Pacific Insects Monographs 6: 1-186 [Date published 15 December] [94]
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] [268]
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) |