Oestrus is a genus of bot flies, from the family Oestridae
| Oestrus | |
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| Oestrus ovis, Ukraine | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Oestridae |
| Subfamily: | Oestrinae |
| Genus: | Oestrus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Oestrus ovis | |
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The genus includes the sheep bot fly (O. ovis Linnaeus, 1758) that is a major pest of the sheep industry worldwide.[2][3][4][5]
Species
editThese 12 species belong to the genus Oestrus:[4]
- Oestrus aureoargentatus Rodhain & Bequaert, 1912
- Oestrus caucasicus Grunin, 1948
- Oestrus cervi Schrank, 1803
- Oestrus colombaschensis Scopoli, 1780
- Oestrus curvicauda White, 1789
- Oestrus dubitatus Basson & Zumpt, 1969
- Oestrus fasciculosus Gmelin, 1790
- Oestrus gvozdevi Grunin, 1950
- Oestrus macdonaldi Gedoelst, 1912
- Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758 (sheep bot fly)
- Oestrus spec Linnaeus, 1758
- Oestrus variolosus Loew, 1863
References
edit- ^ "ITIS report, Oestrus". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Featured Creatures, sheep bot fly". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Catalogue of Life, Oestrus Linnaeus, 1758". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "GBIF, Oestrus". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
External links
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