Description of a New Species of Speiser , 1905 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Southern Vietnam with the Updated Key to the Subgenus

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Journal Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl

Date 2024 Dec 19

PMID 39697783

Authors

Aleksandra Yatsuk

Emilia Nartshuk

Andrey Bushuev

Anvar Kerimov

Nguyn Van Linh

Oleg Tolstenkov

Alexandr Matyukhin

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Abstract

The family Hippoboscidae, commonly known as "louse flies," comprises pupiparous Diptera that are ectoparasites of birds and mammals, with significant impacts on their hosts and epidemiological importance. The louse fly fauna of Vietnam is relatively understudied compared to other countries in the Southeast Asia region. In this study, we describe a new species of the genus Speiser, 1905 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), , collected from the lesser coucal (Gmelin, JF, 1788) in Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam. This new species is distinguished from other species by the morphology of laterite 3, wing length, arrangement of wing microtrichia, body coloration, and its geographical distribution. Additionally, we provide an updated key to the subgenus Speiser, 1905.

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