Ked Lipoptena arianae Maa, 1969 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and wild Ovis Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Bovidae)

One of the specialized groups of ectoparasites of mammals from the family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 is the genus Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1818. Lipoptena arianae Maa, 1969 is one of the widespread species in Asia. This species was recorded from different species of Ovis Linnaeus, 1758 in Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In the studies of various authors there are noticeable discrepancies and contradictions in the drawings and in the morphological data. In this article, a new material on morphology, distribution and hosts of L. arianae is presented. The new samples were collected from Ovis ammon severtzovi Nasonov, 1914 in Uzbekistan. The flies we studied were compared with the holotype. Discrepancies with literature data on morphology and distribution have been clarified. The specimens we studied and the holotype have a greater number of humeral, laterocentral and parafrontal setae. The data that tergites 3–6 are successively widen were not confirmed. Localities of L. arianae are mapped. The estimated distribution range of this species is discussed. This ked supposedly can parasitize all species of the genus Ovis.