Research Article

Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye

Volume: 18 Number: 2 August 15, 2025
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Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye

Abstract

Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye Gökhan EREN ORCID: 0000-0002-2109-5059 Artvin (Borkça) Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Artvin, Türkiye Abstract Hippoboscids, known as ‘louse flies’ or ‘keds’, are obligate and permanent bloodsucking flies that infest mammals and birds. The Hippoboscidae family includes more than 210 described species worldwide. In studies conducted in Türkiye, a total of eight Hippoboscid species have been reported: five species on mammalian hosts and three species on bird hosts. In this paper, a checklist of Hippoboscid flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) identified as a result of faunistic studies conducted in Türkiye is given. Keywords: faunistic review, host-parasite associations, literature review.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Animal Systematics and Taxonomy, Microbiology (Other), Veterinary Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 21, 2025

Publication Date

August 15, 2025

Submission Date

August 18, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 28, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 18 Number: 2

APA
Eren, G. (2025). Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 18(2), 103-108. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2025.1533596
AMA
1.Eren G. Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye. BioDiCon. 2025;18(2):103-108. doi:10.46309/biodicon.2025.1533596
Chicago
Eren, Gökhan. 2025. “Checklist of the Louse Flies or Keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 18 (2): 103-8. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2025.1533596.
EndNote
Eren G (August 1, 2025) Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye. Biological Diversity and Conservation 18 2 103–108.
IEEE
[1]G. Eren, “Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye”, BioDiCon, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 103–108, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.46309/biodicon.2025.1533596.
ISNAD
Eren, Gökhan. “Checklist of the Louse Flies or Keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 18/2 (August 1, 2025): 103-108. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2025.1533596.
JAMA
1.Eren G. Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye. BioDiCon. 2025;18:103–108.
MLA
Eren, Gökhan. “Checklist of the Louse Flies or Keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye”. Biological Diversity and Conservation, vol. 18, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 103-8, doi:10.46309/biodicon.2025.1533596.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Eren. Checklist of the louse flies or keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Türkiye. BioDiCon. 2025 Aug. 1;18(2):103-8. doi:10.46309/biodicon.2025.1533596

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