Genus
Lipoptena
2 species
Lipoptena is a genus of Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies or keds.
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Lipoptena is a genus of Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies or keds.
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Lipoptena cervi, the deer ked or deer fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, Siberia, and northern China. They have been introduced to North...
Lipoptena depressa, or the Western American deer ked, is species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. The flies are blood-feeding ectoparasites of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus and white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus. They are found in the...