Stomoxys
Stomoxys is a genus of flies in the family Muscidae. The genus is unusual among the Muscidae in that it includes species that are bloodsucking ectoparasites of mammals. The best-known species is Stomoxys calcitrans, most commonly known as the stable fly.
| Stomoxys | |
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| Stomoxys calcitrans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Tribe: | Stomoxyini |
| Genus: | Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762 |
| Type species | |
| Conops calcitrans | |
| Species | |
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The genus is small, comprising a dozen or two described species, and current evidence suggests that it is paraphyletic as well.
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