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Crataerina is a genus of louse flies in the family Hippoboscidae. All are parasites of birds, feeding on the blood of various species of Apodidae (swifts) and Hirundinidae. The genus is sometimes spelled Craterina.

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Crataerina pallida, the swift lousefly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in the nests of the common swift in Europe and Asia.

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Glossina morsitans is a species of tsetse fly in the genus Glossina. It is one of the major vectors of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in African savannas.

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Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae. There are seven known species. There are numerous synonyms.

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Hippoboscoidea is a superfamily of the Calyptratae. The flies in this superfamily are blood-feeding obligate parasites of their hosts. Four families are often placed here:Glossinidae - Tsetse flies Hippoboscidae - Ked flies Nycteribiidae - Bat flies Streblidae - Bat flies

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Icosta are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 52 known species, making it the largest Hippoboscid genus. All species are parasites of birds.

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Lipoptena is a genus of Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies or keds.

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Lipopteninae is a subfamily of the fly family Hippoboscidae. All are parasitic.

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Melophagus is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are three known species and one subspecies. All are parasites of bovids. All are wingless.

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Nycteribia kolenatii is a species of fly in the family Nycteribiidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

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Nycteribiidae is a family of the true fly superfamily Hippoboscoidea are known as "bat flies", together with their close relatives the Streblidae. As the latter do not seem to be a monophyletic group, it is conceivable not to unite all bat flies in a single family.

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Olfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1817. There are seven known species, and all are parasites of birds.

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Ornithomya are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds.

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Ornithomya avicularia is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

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Ornithomya fringillina is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

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Ornithomyinae is a subfamily of the fly family Hippoboscidae. All are blood feeding parasites, for the most part on birds, though some have mammals as hosts.

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Pseudolynchia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 5 known species. One of the more well known speciec is the pigeon louse fly Pseudolynchia canariensis'. All species are Parasites of birds.

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Pseudolynchia canariensis, the pigeon louse fly or pigeon fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae.

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Stenepteryx is a monotypic genus of flies belonging to the family Hippoboscidae. The only species is Stenepteryx hirundinis.