Lipoptena cervi
Hirschlausfliege ( Lipoptena cervi )
The Hirschlausfliege ( Lipoptena cervi ), also called short " Hirschlaus " is a fly from the family of louse flies ( Hippoboscidae )
Features
This louse flies reach a body length of five to six millimeters, which accounted for head and thorax 2.4 to 2.8 millimeters. In addition to the compound eyes and ocelli are formed. The mesonotum bears six to nine Acrostichalborsten, three to four Postalarborsten and four to five Präscutellarborsten. The wings have three longitudinal veins. The jaw member of the tarsi is simple in construction, but strongly curved.
Occurrence and life
The animals are found in the Holarctic everywhere and in great numbers, especially near the forest. The species is an ectoparasite on various species of deer, badgers or even wild boars, which feeds on blood. ( The man is also not uncommon served. How then but actually is regularly a stitch or bite, about there is conflicting information. ) After the host has been served, the fly clings and breaks off her wings. The females give birth to live larvae verpuppungsreife to the world ( viviparous ), they pupate on the ground. The adults of the new generation hatch in October and November and fly out in search of suitable hosts.