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Crataerina

Crataerina
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Crataerina pallida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hippoboscidae
Subfamily: Ornithomyinae
Genus: Crataerina
von Olfers, 1816
Synonyms
  • Oxypterum Leach, 1817
  • Crataerhina Speiser, 1900
  • Crataerrhina Speiser, 1900

Crataerina is a genus of louse flies in the family Hippoboscidae. All are parasites of birds, feeding on the blood of various species of Apodidae (swifts) and Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus is sometimes spelled Craterina.


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