Ornithomya are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
Distribution Ornithomya are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the largest number of species are found in South East Asia and Africa.
Systematics Genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 Species group 'a' Ornithomya alpicola Maa, 1975 Ornithomya anchineuria Speiser, 1905 Ornithomya apelta Maa, 1969 Ornithomya avicularia (Linnaeus, 1758) Ornithomya bequaerti Maa, 1969 Ornithomya candida Maa, 1967 Ornithomya chloropus Bergroth, 1901 Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836 Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885 Ornithomya gigantea Bear & Friedberg, 1995 Ornithomya marginalis Maa, 1964 Ornithomya medinalis Maa, 1975 Ornithomya opposita Walker, 1849 Ornithomya papillosa Maa, 1964 Ornithomya parva Macquart, 1843 Species group 'b' Ornithomya biloba Dufour, 1827 Ornithomya cecropis Hutson, 1971 Ornithomya comosa Kolenati, 1930 Ornithomya fur Schiner, 1868 Ornithomya inocellata Ferris, 1930 Ornithomya roubaudi Séguy, 1938 Species group 'c' Ornithomya ambigua Lutz, 1915 Ornithomya hoffmannae Bequaert, 1954 Species group 'd' Ornithomya rottensis (Statz, 1940) (fossil) Incertae sedis Ornithomya areolata Maa, 1986 Ornithomya clarki Paramonov, 1969 Ornithomya greeni Maa, 1986 Ornithomya rupes Hutson, 1981 Ornithomya sorbens Hutson, 1971
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