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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39468| Title: | Diptera Hippoboscidae parasitising birds from the Maltese islands |
| Authors: | Schembri, Stephen P. |
| Keywords: | Birds -- Parasites -- Malta Louse flies -- Malta Diptera |
| Issue Date: | 1979 |
| Publisher: | Malta Ornithological Society |
| Citation: | Schembri, S. P. (1979). Diptera Hippoboscidae parasitising birds from the Maltese islands. Il-Merill, 19, 5-6. |
| Abstract: | The Hippoboscidae is a small family of blood-sucking diptera ectoparasitic on birds and some large mammals. Vertebrate blood is the only food taken and consequently the Hippoboscidae have become highly specialized for their particular mode of life. Their body is dorso-ventrally flattened and provided with a tough cuticle which is difficult to rupture. The legs are armed with powerful claws, enabling the flies to cling with great tenacity to the hairs or plumage of their host. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/39468 |
| Appears in Collections: | Il-Merill : issue 19 : 1978 Il-Merill : issue 19 : 1978 |
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