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Hippoboscidae (louse fly)
Taxonomy
Hippoboscidae was named by Samouelle (1819) [includes keds]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); to Hippoboscoidea by Petersen et al. (2007); and to Calyptratae by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); to Hippoboscoidea by Petersen et al. (2007); and to Calyptratae by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1819 | Hippoboscidae Samouelle p. 302 |
| 1992 | Hippoboscidae Carpenter |
| 2007 | Hippoboscidae Petersen et al. |
| 2011 | Hippoboscidae Wiegmann et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Hippoboscidae Samouelle 1819 [louse fly]
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Tr. Olfersiini Thomson 1869
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Subfm. Ornithomyinae Costa 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | USA (Colorado) | Eornithoica grimaldii (229440) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Ornithoponus rottensis (122010) |