Neolipoptena ferrisi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Lipopteninae |
| Genus: | Neolipoptena |
| Species: | N. ferrisi
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Neolipoptena ferrisi, or the Pacific deer ked, is a species of fly from the family Hippoboscidae. They are blood-feeding parasites of the mule deer - Odocoileus hemionus, the white-tailed deer - Odocoileus virginianus & The Pronghorn - Antilocapra americana. They are found from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico.[2] and Australia.[3]
They are often misidentified as ticks.
The female fly will produce a single larvae at a time, retaining the larva internally until it is ready to pupate. The larva feeds on the secretions of a milk gland in the uterus of the female. After three larval instars, a white pre-pupa which immediately forms a hard dark puparium. The pupa is usually deposited where the deer slept overnight. When the pupa has completed its pupation. a winged adult emerges and flies in search of a suitable host, upon which fly sheds its wings and is permanently associated with the same host.[4] This is typical of most members of the family Hippoboscidae.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bequaert, J.C. (1935). "The American species of Lipoptena (Diptera, Hippoboscidae)". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. 30: 170.
- ^ Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph. 20. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: 261–299pp.
- ^ Maa, T. C (1963). "Genera and species of Hippoboscidae (Diptera) types, synonymy, habitats and natural groupings" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monograph. 6: 1–186. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Kern Jr, W.H. (2008). "Neotropical Deer Ked or Neotropical Deer Louse Fly, Neolipoptena mazamae Rondani (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae)". Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
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