Hypodermatinae

Hypodermatinae
	Hypoderma bovis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Oestridae
Subfamily:	Hypodermatinae
Genera
	Hypoderma Latreille, 1818; Oestroderma; Oestromyia Latreille, 1818; 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.

References

^ Pape, Thomas (April 2001). "Phylogeny of Oestridae (Insecta: Diptera)". Systematic Entomology. 26 (2): 133–171. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3113.2001.00143.x.

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[1] Pape, Thomas (April 2001). "Phylogeny of Oestridae (Insecta: Diptera)". Systematic Entomology. 26 (2): 133–171. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3113.2001.00143.x.

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