Hypodermatinae
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Subfamily of flies
| Hypodermatinae | |
|---|---|
| Hypoderma bovis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Oestridae |
| Subfamily: | Hypodermatinae |
| Genera | |
6 others | |
The Hypodermatinae are a subfamily of Oestridae.[1] The Hypodermatinae include large parasitic flies, some of which are known as warble flies. The 9 genera in this subfamily typically spend their larval stages in the skin or soft tissues of mammals, including bovines. Such species include serious pests of livestock.
Genera
[edit ]Hypodermatinae includes 9 genera:[1]
- Hypoderma
- Ochotonia
- Oestroderma
- Oestromyia
- Pallasiomyia
- Pavlovskiata
- Portschinskia
- Przhevalskiana
- Strobiloestrus
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Pape, Thomas (April 2001). "Phylogeny of Oestridae (Insecta: Diptera)". Systematic Entomology . 26 (2): 133–171. Bibcode:2001SysEn..26..133P. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3113.2001.00143.x.
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