Ornithomya

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