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Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sheep Ked)

Suggested Literature

Melophagus ovinus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
PUPIPARA
(bat flies and flat flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Melophagus ovinus is associated with:

Photos imago Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) imago ectoparasitises UK/Ireland Restricted Hutson, A.M., 1984
Photos larva Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) larva may be found in wool Restricted Hutson, A.M., 1984
Photos puparium Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) puparium may be found in wool Restricted Hutson, A.M., 1984

There may be more taxa associated with Melophagus ovinus listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

Associated with Melophagus ovinus:

Melophagus ovinus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

References

Hutson, A.M., 1984 Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)

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