First record of Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) for Nuevo Leon, Mexico

The sheep ked Melophagus ovinus (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipopteninae), an ectoparasite of the domestic sheep Ovis aries (Artiodactyla: Bovidae: Caprinae), was recorded for the first time in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This dipteran has a cosmopolitan distribution, likely found wherever its preferred host...

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Published in:	Agronomía Colombiana
Main Authors:	Manuel de Luna, María Jordán Hernández
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2023-08-01
Subjects:	Hippoboscoidea Lipopteninae sheep ked sheep invasive species geographic distribution
Online Access:	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/agrocol/article/view/108640