Hippoboscidae

family of flies
Taxon taxon Q256346
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Hippoboscidae

Summary

Hippoboscidae is a taxon[1]. Hippoboscidae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (497 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hippoboscidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hippoboscidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Hippoboscidae belongs to the parent taxon Hippoboscoidea[5].
  • Hippoboscidae belongs to the parent taxon Muscomorpha[6].
  • Hippoboscidae's scientific name is Hippoboscidae[7].
  • Hippoboscidae's Commons category is recorded as Hippoboscidae[8].
  • Hippoboscidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hippoboscidae[9].
  • Hippoboscidae's described by source is recorded as Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[10].
  • Hippoboscidae's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[11].
  • Hippoboscidae's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Hippoboscidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Louse Flies'}[13].
  • Hippoboscidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lusfluer'}[14].
  • Hippoboscidae's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hippoboscidae is Hippoboscidae[7]. Hippoboscidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Hippoboscoidea[5] and Muscomorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Louse Flies'}[13] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lusfluer'}[14].

Identifiers

Hippoboscidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48818[16]. Hippoboscidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 81710[17]. Hippoboscidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 445[18]. Hippoboscidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9491[19]. Hippoboscidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 152644[20].

Why It Matters

Hippoboscidae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (497 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).[2] Hippoboscidae has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Hippoboscidae is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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