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Hypoderma (cattle botflies)
Pathology:
-> larvae are more invasive than Gastrophilus intestinalis (horse botfly)
Clinical manifestations:
-> boil-like swelling
General
diptera (flies, mosquitoes, midges)
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: arthropod
ORGANISM-CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: diptera
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 936