Crataerina melbae is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies Hippoboscidae.

Its hosts are swift species including the Alpine, Pacific, Common and mottled swifts.

[2][3] Crataerina melbae was shown to contain symbiotic bacterium Sodalis.

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