Portschinskia is a genus of flies. They are also known as bumblebee bot flies due to their striking resemblance to bumblebees both in habit and colour patterns.[2] Like all bot flies they are obligate parasites whose larvae develop in mammals.[3][4][5][6]

Portschinskia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Genus: Portschinskia
Semenov, 1902
Synonyms[1]
  • Schnablia Bezzi, 1906

Taxonomy

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The first phylogenetic study of Portschinskia of all 11 species, including four new species, was published in 2020.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Portschinskia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Li, Xin-Yu; Pape, Thomas; Zhang, Dong (2020). "Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of the bumblebee bot flies (Oestridae: Hypodermatinae: Portschinskia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (3): 942–973. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz176.
  3. ^ Grunin, K. J. (1965). "64b. Hypodermatidae". In Lindner, E. (ed.). Die Fliegen der Paläarktischen Region 8. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart’sche. pp. 1–153.
  4. ^ Zumpt, F. (1965). Myiasis of man and animals in the Old World. London: Butterworths.
  5. ^ Colwell, D. D.; Hall, M. J. R.; Scholl, P. J. (2006). The oestrid flies: biology, host-parasite relationships, impact and management. Wallingford: CABI.
  6. ^ Wood, D. M. (2006). "Morphology of adult Oestridae". In Colwell, D. D.; Hall, M .J. R.; Scholl, P. J. (eds.). The oestrid flies: biology, host- parasite relationships, impact and management. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 79–80.