Crataerina | |
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Crataerina pallida | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Hippoboscidae |
Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
Genus: | Crataerina von Olfers, 1816 |
Synonyms | |
Crataerina is a genus of louseflies in thefamilyHippoboscidae. All areparasites ofbirds, feeding on theblood of various species ofApodidae (swifts) andHirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus is sometimes spelledCraterina.[3]
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