title: Ornithoctona
text: # Ornithoctona
  
  Ornithoctona are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  Ornithoctona are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica.
  
  ## Systematics
  
  * Genus Ornithoctona Speiser, 1902
  
     * Species group '1'
  
        * Ornithoctona australaisiae (Fabricius, 1805)
  
        * Ornithoctona fusciventris Wiedemann, 1830
  
        * Ornithoctona hulahula Maa, 1969
  
        * Ornithoctona idonea Falcoz, 1929
  
        * Ornithoctona laticornis (Macquart, 1935)
  
        * Ornithoctona oxycera Falcoz, 1929
  
        * Ornithoctona soror Ferris, 1926
  
     * Species group '2'
  
        * Ornithoctona nitens Bigot, 1885
  
        * Ornithoctona orizabae Bequaert, 1954
  
     * Species group '3'
  
        * Ornithoctona erythrocephala (Leach, 1817)
  
     * Species group '4'
  
        * Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
  
        * Ornithoctona rugicornis Maa, 1963
  