Oestrus (fly)
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| Genus: | Oestrus |
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Oestrus is a genus of bot flies, from the family Oestridae
The genus includes the sheep bot fly (O. ovis Linnaeus, 1758) that is a major pest in the Australian sheep industry.[1]
About 34 species are in the genus.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Moreno, Virginia; Romero-Fernández, Ismael; Marchal, Juan A.; Beltrán, Manuel; Granados, José E.; Habela, Miguel A.; Tamadon, Amin; Rakhshandehroo, Ehsan; Sarasa, Mathieu; Pérez, Jesús M.; Sánchez, Antonio (2015-09-15). "Molecular characterization of bot flies, Oestrus spp., (Diptera, Oestridae), from domestic and wild Bovidae hosts". Veterinary Parasitology. 212 (3): 473–477. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.08.002. ISSN 0304-4017.
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