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known as
warble flies, heel flies, and gadflies, are
flies of the
family Oestridae.
Their larvae are
internal parasites of mammals, some
species growing...
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group of
convenience as at the
present we are
unwilling to
reduce the
Oestridae to a
subordinated group within a
monophyletic Calliphoridae nor to elevate...
- The
Gasterophilinae are a
subfamily of
Oestridae which includes large,
parasitic flies; this
group has
historically been
treated as a family, but all...
- in this process,
certain diseases can be transmitted. The bot
flies (
Oestridae) have
evolved to
parasitize mammals. Many
species complete their life...
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Mesembrinellidae (formerly
included in Calliphoridae)
Mystacinobiidae Oestridae Polleniidae (formerly
included in Calliphoridae)
Rhiniidae (formerly included...
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regions (Hawaii, Greenland, Iceland). Both
horse flies and
botflies (
Oestridae) are
sometimes referred to as gadflies.
Adult horse flies feed on nectar...
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causes of
myiasis in
humans and
animals are the
three dipteran families Oestridae, Calliphoridae, and Sarcophagidae.
Myiasis in
humans is
clinically categorized...
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retracted when not in use, with the part that
sticks out
being the oviscape.
Oestridae,
another family within Diptera,
often have
short hairy ovipositors, the...
- The Cuterebrinae, the
robust bot flies, are a
subfamily of
Oestridae which includes large,
parasitic flies; this
group has
historically been
treated as...
- the
mouse bot fly, is a
species of New
World skin bot fly in the
family Oestridae. C.
fontinella is
typically around 1 cm (0.39 in) in
length with a black...
