Proparabosca
Encyclopedia
Proparabosca is a genus
of biting flies
in the family
of louse flies, Hippoboscidae
. There is only one known species, Proparabosca alata (Theodor & Oldroyd ,1965). It is a parasite of Lemur
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of biting flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of louse flies, Hippoboscidae
Hippoboscidae
Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family there are winged species which can fly at least reasonably well, as well as others with vestigial or no wings which are flightless and highly apomorphic...
. There is only one known species, Proparabosca alata (Theodor & Oldroyd ,1965). It is a parasite of Lemur
Lemur
Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...
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Systematics
- Genus Proparabosca (Theodor & Oldroyd ,1965)
- Proparabosca alata (Theodor & Oldroyd ,1965)