Taxonomy Profile: Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus 1758)

Melophagus ovinus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Hippobosca ovinus
Linnaeus 1758
Melophagus montanus
Ferris and Cole 1922
Common Name(s):
sheep ked []
sheep-tick []
barbin du mouton []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
No review; untreated NODC data
Melophagus ovinus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Diptera
mosca |
mosquito |
gnats |
mosquitoes |
true flies |
Suborder : Brachycera
circular-seamed flies |
muscoid flies |
short-horned flies |
mouches muscoïdes |
Infraorder : Muscomorpha
Family : Hippoboscidae
keds |
louse flies |
Subfamily : Hippoboscinae
Tribe : Lipoptenini
Genus : Melophagus
Species : Melophagus ovinus
sheep ked |
sheep-tick |
barbin du mouton |
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Melophagus ovinus: References
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NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
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Melophagus ovinus
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Melophagus ovinus: Geographic Information
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Melophagus ovinus: Comments