Ornithoctona
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| Ornithoctona | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
| Genus: | Ornithoctona Speiser, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Ornithomya erythrocephala Leach, 1817 | |
| Species | |
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Ornithoctona are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species.[1] All species are parasites of birds.[2]
