<i>Ornithomya palmae</i> species nova (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) a new species of louse fly from the Canary Islands.

ABSTRACT: A new species of louse fly in the genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) Ornithomya palmae sp. n. is described from the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Unlike other species of Ornithomya, this species has a series of horizontal ridges running across the scutellum. Otherwise, the most obvious differences between O. palmae sp. n. and the most closely related species Ornithomya chloropus Bergroth, 1901 are the arrangement of the wing veins and the lack of dark markings on the lateral gena and mesothoracic basisternum in the new species.

SUBMITTER: Wawman DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12550318 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature