1) Arthropod family 2) Family hippoboscidae 
Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family there are winged species which can fly at least reasonably well, as well as others with vestigial or no wings which are flightless and highly apomorphic. As usual in their superfamily Hippoboscoidea, most of the larval development takes place within ...
A family of winged and wingless flies (order Diptera) that are parasitic on birds and mammals; it includes the genera Hippobosca and Melophagus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Hippoboscidae is a family of dipterous insects, parasitic on birds and quadrupeds. The typical type of the fanily is the genus Hippobosca or horse-fly.
[n] - winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
family Hippoboscidae noun winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies