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''Philornis'' is a genus of around 50 species of fly (
Two species are also found in the southern United States. One species, ''Philornis downsi, P. downsi'', has been accidentally introduced to the Galápagos Islands, Galapagos Archipelago, posing a major threat to some of its endemic birds.
They parasitize a wide range of bird species including Parrot, psittacines. A study in the Peruvian Amazonia, Peruvian Amazon compared parasite prevalence among different nests of scarlet macaws at the Tambopata Macaw Project, Tambopata research site, to see whether any of the nest types resulted in higher infestation. Parasite prevalence was significantly lower in natural nest hollows than in Nest box, artificial nest boxes. The most extreme intensity was 63 larvae per chick, which is higher than those found for other Neotropical parrots. The study also described a new and efficient technique to remove larvae using a reverse syringe design snake bite extractor.
Diptera
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
, Muscidae) from Central and South America. Their larvae are subcutaneous parasites of nestling birds. They are sometimes referred to as "bot flies" (e.g. ), though they are not related to true bot flies (family Oestridae).
Two species are also found in the southern United States. One species, ''Philornis downsi, P. downsi'', has been accidentally introduced to the Galápagos Islands, Galapagos Archipelago, posing a major threat to some of its endemic birds.
They parasitize a wide range of bird species including Parrot, psittacines. A study in the Peruvian Amazonia, Peruvian Amazon compared parasite prevalence among different nests of scarlet macaws at the Tambopata Macaw Project, Tambopata research site, to see whether any of the nest types resulted in higher infestation. Parasite prevalence was significantly lower in natural nest hollows than in Nest box, artificial nest boxes. The most extreme intensity was 63 larvae per chick, which is higher than those found for other Neotropical parrots. The study also described a new and efficient technique to remove larvae using a reverse syringe design snake bite extractor.
Species
*''Philornis aitkeni'' Dodge, 1963 *''Philornis albuquerquei'' Couri, 1983 *''Philornis amazonensis'' Couri, 1983 *''Philornis angustifrons'' (Hermann Loew, Loew, 1861) *''Philornis bella'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis blanchardi'' García, 1952 *''Philornis carinata'' Dodge, 1968 *''Philornis cinnamomina'' (Paul Stein (entomologist), Stein, 1918) *''Philornis deceptiva'' (Dodge & Aitken, 1968) *''Philornis diminuta'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis downsi'' (Dodge & Aitken, 1968) *''Philornis falsifica'' (Dodge & Aitken, 1968) *''Philornis fasciventris'' (Frederik Maurits van der Wulp, Wulp, 1896) *''Philornis frontalis'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis fumicosta'' Dodge, 1968 *''Philornis gagnei'' Couri, 1983 *''Philornis glaucinis'' Dodge & Aitken, 1968 *''Philornis grandis'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis insularis'' Couri, 1983 *''Philornis isla'' Couri, 2000 *''Philornis lopesi'' Couri, 1983 *''Philornis masoni'' Couri, 1986 *''Philornis mediana'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis mima'' (Charles Henry Tyler Townsend, Townsend, 1927) *''Philornis mimicola'' Dodge, 1968 *''Philornis molesta'' Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert, Meinert, 1890) *''Philornis nielseni'' Dodge, 1968 *''Philornis niger'' Dodge & Aitken, 1968 *''Philornis obscura'' (Frederik Maurits van der Wulp, Wulp, 1896) *''Philornis obscurinervis'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis petersoni'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis porteri'' Dodge, 1955 *''Philornis querula'' Dodge & Aitken, 1968 *''Philornis rettenmeyeri'' Dodge, 1963 *''Philornis ruforscutellaris'' Couri, 1983 *''Philornis sabroskyi'' Albuquerque, 1957 *''Philornis sanguinis'' Dodge & Aitken, 1968 *''Philornis schildi'' Dodge, 1963 *''Philornis seguyi'' García, 1952 *''Philornis setinervis'' Dodge, 1963 *''Philornis sperophila'' (Charles Henry Tyler Townsend, Townsend, 1895) *''Philornis torquans'' (Nielsen, 1913) *''Philornis trinitensis'' Dodge & Aitken, 1968 *''Philornis umanani'' García, 1952 *''Philornis univittata'' Dodge, 1968 *''Philornis vespidicola'' Dodge, 1968 *''Philornis vulgaris'' Couri, 1984 *''Philornis zeteki'' Dodge, 1963References
Parasites of birds Parasitic flies Ectoparasites Muscidae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert {{Muscidae-stub