Hippoboscidae

Hip·po·bos·ci·dae -'bäs-(k)ə-.dē n pl a family of winged or wingless dipteran flies that comprise the louse flies (as the sheep ked), are bloodsucking parasites on birds and mammals, and do not lay eggs but produce well developed larvae from time to time which almost immediately pupate

hip·po·bos·cid -'bäs-(k)əd adj or n

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Hip·po·bos·ci·dae (hip″o-bosґkĭ-de) a family of parasitic flies found on birds and mammals; some have wings, others are wingless. It includes the genera Hippobosca, Melophagus, and Pseudolynchia.