Hypoderma /Hy·po·der·ma/ (-der´mah) a genus of ox-warble or heel flies whose larvae cause disease in cattle and a form of larva migrans in humans.
Hy·po·der·ma (h  p -dûr m)n. A genus of botflies whose larvae cause a creeping eruption in humans. |
Hypoderma
a genus of flies, whose larvae invade tissues causing damage to tissue, and to the skin as they emerge through it. Members of the family Oestridae.
Hypoderma actaeon
a central European fly.
Hypoderma aeratum
found in sheep and goats.
Hypoderma bovis, Hypoderma lineatum (syn. Hypoderma lineata)
hairy flies about 0.5 inch long, which parasitize cattle, bison and rarely horses. The larvae cause warbles under the skin and an emission puncture to mar the hide of the animal.
Hypoderma capreola
found in roe deer.
Hypoderma crossi
found in goats and sheep.
Hypoderma diana
found in red deer and roe deer.
Hypoderma moschiferi
found in musk deer.
Hypoderma silenus
attacks horses and goats.
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