Ornithomyinae is a subfamily of the fly family Hippoboscidae. All are blood feeding parasites, for the most part on birds, though some have mammals as hosts.
Systematics Subfamily Ornithomyinae Bigot, 1853 Genus Allobosca Speiser, 1899 (1 species) Genus Austrolfersia Bequaert, 1953 (1 species) Genus Crataerina von Olfers, 1816 (8 species) Genus Icosta Speiser, 1905 (52 species) Genus Microlynchia Lutz, 1915 (4 species) Genus Myophthiria Rondani, 1875 (13 species) Genus Olfersia Leach, 1817 (7 species) Genus Ornithoctona Speiser, 1902 (12 species) Genus Ornithoica Rondani, 1878 (24 species) Genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (29 species) Genus Ornithophila Rondani, 1879 (2 species) Genus Ortholfersia Speiser, 1902 (4 species) Genus Phthona Maa, 1969 (3 species) Genus Proparabosca Theodor & Oldroyd 1965 (1 species) Genus Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 1926 (5 species) Genus Stilbometopa Coquillett, 1899 (5 species)
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