Stomoxys

Stomoxys
Stomoxys calcitrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Subfamily: Muscinae
Tribe: Stomoxyini
Genus: Stomoxys
Geoffroy, 1762
Type species
Stomoxys calcitrans
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species

One only, see text

Stomoxys is a genus of flies in the family Muscidae. [2][3] The genus is unusual among the Muscidae in that it includes species that are bloodsucking ectoparasites of mammals. The best-known species is Stomoxys calcitrans, most commonly known as the stable fly.

The genus is small, comprising a dozen or two described species, and current evidence suggests that it is paraphyletic as well.[4]

Species

References

  1. ^ Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera." (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat). Journal of the New York Entomological Society (New York: The New York Entomological Society) 9: 134–146. 
  2. ^ D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp. 
  3. ^ Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dsouli N, Delsuc F, Michaux J, De Stordeur E, Couloux A, Veuille M, Duvallet G; Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear data in haematophagous flies support the paraphyly of the genus Stomoxys (Diptera: Muscidae); Infect Genet Evol. 2011 Apr;11(3):663-70. Epub 2011 Feb 13.
  5. ^ Ahmed, A.B, Okiwelu, S.N, Samdi, S .M; Species Diversity, Abundance and Seasonal Occurrence of Some Biting Flies in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria; African Journal of Biomedical Research, Vol. 8 (2005); 113 - 118 ISSN 1119 – 5096 Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group