Oestridae

family of parasitic flies
Taxon taxon Q27485
Oestridae
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Oestridae

Summary

Oestridae is a taxon[1]. Oestridae ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,854 views/month, #558 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oestridae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Oestridae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Oestridae belongs to the parent taxon Oestroidea[5].
  • Oestridae is classified within Muscomorpha[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Oestridae is Oestridae[7].
  • Oestridae's Commons category is recorded as Oestridae[8].
  • Oestridae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oestridae[9].
  • Oestridae's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Oestridae's described by source is recorded as Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[11].
  • Oestridae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Oestridae's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[13].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bot Flies'}[14].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Warble Flies'}[15].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heel Flies'}[16].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gadflies'}[17].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Styngflugor'}[18].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dasselfliegen'}[19].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Horzels'}[20].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bremser'}[21].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Bremser'}[22].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Bremsar'}[23].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Berne'}[24].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'Berne'}[25].
  • Oestridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Brimsa'}[26].
  • Oestridae's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[27].

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Classification

Oestridae's scientific name is Oestridae[7]. Oestridae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Oestroidea[5] and Muscomorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bot Flies'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Warble Flies'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heel Flies'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gadflies'}[17], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Styngflugor'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dasselfliegen'}[19].

Identifiers

Oestridae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 154882[28]. Oestridae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7387[29]. Oestridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8978[30]. Oestridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9499[31]. Oestridae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 151717[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Oestridae include Nanuchka-class corvette[33], a ship class[34].

Why It Matters

Oestridae ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,854 views/month, #558 of 195,241).[2] Oestridae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Oestridae is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Oestridae include Nanuchka-class corvette[33], a ship class[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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