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Genus of flies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Proparabosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Proparabosca alata (Theodor & Oldroyd, 1965).[1] It is a parasite of lemurs.[2]
Proparabosca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Hippoboscidae |
Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
Genus: | Proparabosca Maa, 1963 |
Species: | P. alata |
Binomial name | |
Proparabosca alata Theodor & Oldroyd, 1965 | |
It is found in Namoroka National Park in Madagascar.[2]
They are only found on Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi).[2]
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