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<p>We present a summarization of an overview of hippoboscid flies parasitizing bird hosts in Slovakia. Six new host associations are presented in this paper: <italic>Lipoptena fortisetosa</italic> Maa, 1965 collected on <italic>Certhia familiaris</italic> Linnaeus, 1758 and <italic>Sylvia atricapilla</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758), <italic>Ornithomya biloba</italic> Dufour, 1827 collected on <italic>S. atricapilla</italic>, <italic>Ornithomya chloropus</italic> (Bergroth, 1901) collected on <italic>Anthus trivialis</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758), and <italic>Ornithomya fringillina</italic> Curtis, 1836 collected on <italic>Phylloscopus collybita</italic> (Vieillot, 1817) and <italic>A. trivialis</italic> are recorded for the first time from Slovakia.</p>
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We present a summarization of an overview of hippoboscid flies parasitizing bird hosts in Slovakia. Six new host associations are presented in this paper: Lipoptena fortisetosa Maa, 1965 collected on Certhia familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 and Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758), Ornithomya biloba Dufour, 1827 collected on S. atricapilla, Ornithomya chloropus (Bergroth, 1901) collected on Anthus trivialis (Linnaeus, 1758), and Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836 collected on Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) and A. trivialis are recorded for the first time from Slovakia.

New host-parasite association of hippoboscid flies with birds from Slovakia

Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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We present a summarization of an overview of hippoboscid flies parasitizing bird hosts in Slovakia. Six new host associations are presented in this paper:...

New host-parasite association of hippoboscid flies with birds from Slovakia

Published Online: May 30, 2024

Page range: 10 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2024-0002

Keywords
Hippoboscidae, louse flies, ectoparasites, birds, host-parasite associations

© 2024 Peter Krišovský et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

New host-parasite association of hippoboscid flies with birds from Slovakia

Published Online: May 30, 2024

Page range: 10 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2024-0002

KeywordsHippoboscidae, louse flies, ectoparasites, birds, host-parasite associations

© 2024 Peter Krišovský et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Hippoboscidae, louse flies, ectoparasites, birds, host-parasite associations