Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Allotriocarida > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Infraclass Pterygota > Order Diptera > Suborder Brachycera > Family Hippoboscidae > Genus Melophagus

Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Hippobosca Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MelophagusLatreille, 1802accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: Schapenluis sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: Sheep Ked sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian Bokmål: sauelusflue
 Norwegian Nynorsk: sauelusfluge

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Citation

Beuk, Dr Paul Pape, Dr Thomas. Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6f9d60f2-14fd-4d62-a7f3-e2274bcf81c4

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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by Beuk, Dr Paul Pape, Dr Thomas & by Mr. Frederik T. Petersen

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