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Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sheep ked

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Hippoboscidae

Genus
Melophagus

Species
ovinus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2013

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on airplanes

Introduced status: Intercepted

References

  • Agencia de Regulación y Control de la Bioseguridad y Cuarentena para Galápagos (2017) Especies identificadas en medios de transporte. Compilado por M. Mejia & M. Ramos

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"Galapagos Species Database, Melophagus ovinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25225. Accessed 5 November 2026.