Struthiobosca

Struthiobosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Struthiobosca struthionis (Janson, 1889).^[3] It is a parasite of ostriches.^[1]

Struthiobosca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Hippoboscidae
Subfamily:	Hippoboscinae
Genus:	Struthiobosca Maa, 1963[1]
Species:	S. struthionis
Binomial name
Struthiobosca struthionis (Janson, 1889)[2]

Distribution

It is found in entire Southern Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya.^[1]

Hosts

They are only found on ostrich (Struthio camelus).^[1]