Pseudolynchia
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| Pseudolynchia | |
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| Pseudolynchia canariensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Hippoboscoidea |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
| Genus: | Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 1926 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Olfersia maura | |
Pseudolynchia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species.[3] One of the more well known species is the pigeon louse fly Pseudolynchia canariensis. All species are parasites of birds.[4]
