Ortholfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 4 known species. All species are parasites of macropods.
Distribution Found in Australia, some species are very rare, because their hosts are endangered.
Systematics Genus Ortholfersia Speiser, 1902 Species group 'a' Ortholfersia minuta Paramonov, 1954 Species group 'b' Ortholfersia bequaerti Maa, 1962 Ortholfersia macleayi (Leach, 1817) Ortholfersia phaneroneura Speiser, 1902
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