THE LOUSE FLY LIPOPTENA-PARADOXA NEWSTEAD, 1907 (DIPTERA, HIPPOBOSCIDAE) - DESCRIPTION OF ITS ADULT AND PUPARIUM AND BIOLOGY IN SOUTH-AFRICA

Lipoptena paradoxa Newstead, 1907 is re-described using scanning elect ron microscopy and its puparium is described for the first time. The d istribution of the fly is restricted to the eastern half of South Afri ca, generally at altitudes below 600 m. Its preferred hosts are all br owsing antelope namely, bush-buck, nyalas, kudus and common duikers. T he largest numbers of flies were present on kudus in the Kruger Nation al Park from July or August to January and large numbers were recovere d from these animals' tails from November to January. Considerably mor e female than male flies were collected.