Family OESTRIDAE Leach, 1815

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10 July 2007 - Michale Elliot, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Introduction

Oestrids or 'Bot Flies' are represented in Australia by three species, in three genera. General information on the group is given in Hamilton et al. (2006) and in the online Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (Evenhuis 2007).

General References

Evenhuis, N.L. 2007. Family Oestridae. In, Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. (online version).

Hamilton, J. et al. 2006. On the Fly, The interactive atlas and key to Australian fly families. [CD-Rom] CBIT & Australian Biological Resources Study, Brisbane & Canberra.

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Subfamily Gasterophilinae

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Introduction

Gasterophilids or Horse Botflies are represented by 3 species in Australia. Information on their biology is given by Evenhuis (2007) and by Hamilton et al. (2006).

General References

Evenhuis, N.L. 2007. Family Gasterophilidae. In, Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. (online version).

Hamilton, J. et al. 2006. On the Fly, The interactive atlas and key to Australian fly families. [CD-Rom] CBIT & Australian Biological Resources Study, Brisbane & Canberra.

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Genus Gasterophilus Leach, 1817

Gasterophilus Leach, W.E. 1817. On the arrangement of oestrideous insects. Edinburgh : Neill & Co. 2 pp. [2].
Type species:
Oestrus equi Clark, 1797 by subsequent designation, see Curtis, J. 1826. British Entomology: being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found. London : by the author Vol. 3 pp. Plates 99-146. [146] (Suppresed by (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1957):83).
Gastrus Meigen, J.W. 1824. Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflugligen Insekten. Hamm : Schulz Vol. 4 xii + 428 pp. [174].
Type species:
Oestrus intestinalis De Geer, 1776 by subsequent designation, see Coquillett, D.W. 1910. The type-species of the North American genera of Diptera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 37(=No. 1719): 499-647 [546].
Gastrophilus Agassiz, L. 1846. Nomenclatoris Zoologici Index Universalis, continens nomina systematica classium, ordinum, familiarum et generum animalium omnium, tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum unicum disposita, adjectis homonymiis plantarum, nec non variis adnotationibus et emendationibus. Soloduri [= Solothurn, Switzerland] : Jent & Gassmann viii 393 pp. [published between 1846–1848] [160] [invalid emendation for Gasterophilus Leach, 1817. Suppressed by International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 441. Validation under the plenary powers of the names for five genera in the Order Diptera (Class Insecta) published in 1762 by Geoffroy (E.L.) in the work entitled "Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris." (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 228.). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15: 83-120:83].
Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 441. Validation under the plenary powers of the names for five genera in the Order Diptera (Class Insecta) published in 1762 by Geoffroy (E.L.) in the work entitled "Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris." (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 228.). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15: 83-120.
Enteromyza Rondani, C. 1857. Dipterologiae Italicae prodromus. Vol: II. Species Italicae ordinis Dipterorum in genera characteribus definita, ordinatim collectae, methodo analitica distinctae, et novis vel minus cognitis descriptis. Pars prima. Oestridae: Syrpfhidae: Conopidae. Parmae [= Parma] : A. Stocche 264 pp. [20] [unnecessary nom. nov. for Gasterophilus Leach, 1817].
Type species:
Gastrus ferruginatus Zetterstedt, 1844 (= Oestrus pecorum Fabricius, 1794; replacement name, see O'Hara et al. (2011: 80) for discussion) by monotypy.
Rhinogastrophilus Townsend, C.H.T. 1918. New muscoid genera, species and synonymy (Diptera) [part]. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. Washington 6: 151-156 [152].
Type species:
Oestrus nasalis Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
Enteromyia Enderlein, G. 1934. Dipterologica. I. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1933: 416-429 [425].
Type species:
Oestrus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
Haemorrhoestrus Townsend, C.H.T. 1934. New Neotropical oestromuscoid flies [concl.]. Revista de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro 4: 390-406 [406].
Type species:
Oestrus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.

General References

O'Hara, J.E., Cerretti, P., Pape, T. & Evenhuis, N.L. 2011. Nomenclatural studies toward a world list of Diptera Genus-Group names. Part II: Camillo Rondani. Zootaxa 3141: 1-268 [Date published 23 December]

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Species Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oestrus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10 Edn., 824 pp. [584].

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Species Gasterophilus intestinalis (De Geer, 1776)

Oestrus intestinalis De Geer, C. 1776. Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes. Tome sixième. Stockholm : P. Hesselberg viii + 523 pp. [292].
Oestrus equi Clark, B. 1797. Observations on the genus Oestrus. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 289-329 [298].

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Species Gasterophilus nasalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oestrus nasalis Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10 Edn., 824 pp. [584].

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Subfamily Oestrinae

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Genus Cephalopina Strand, 1928

Cephalopina Strand, E. 1928. Miscellanea nomenclatoria zoologica et palaeontologica, I-II. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 92(A, 8): 30-75 [48] [nom. nov. for Cephalopsis Townsend, 1912].
Cephalopsis Townsend, C.H.T. 1912. A readjustment of muscoid names. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 14: 45-53 [53] [preoccupied Fitzinger, 1874].
Type species:
Oestrus maculatus Wiedemann, 1830 by original designation.

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Species Cephalopina titillator (Clark, 1816)

Camel Botfly

Oestrus titillator Clark, B. 1816. Supplementary sheet. Discovery of the fly of the white bot from p. 34-5. London : B. Clark pp. 1-4. [4].

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Genus Oestrus Linnaeus, 1758

Oestrus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10 Edn., 824 pp. [564].
Type species:
Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Curtis, J. 1826. British Entomology: being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found. London : by the author Vol. 3 pp. Plates 99-146. [106].
Cephalemyia Latreille, P.A. 1818. In, Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médicine, etc. Paris: Lanoe. 1-612 pp. [273].
Type species:
Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
Cephalomyia Agassiz, L. 1846. Nomenclatoris Zoologici Index Universalis, continens nomina systematica classium, ordinum, familiarum et generum animalium omnium, tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum unicum disposita, adjectis homonymiis plantarum, nec non variis adnotationibus et emendationibus. Soloduri [= Solothurn, Switzerland] : Jent & Gassmann viii 393 pp. [published between 1846–1848] [71] [unnecessary nom. nov. for Cephalemyia Latrielle, 1818].

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Species Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758

Sheep Nasal Botfly

Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10 Edn., 824 pp. [585].

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Subfamily Tracheomyiinae

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Genus Tracheomyia Townsend, 1916

Tracheomyia Townsend, C.H.T. 1916. New genera and species of Australian Muscoidea. The Canadian Entomologist 48: 151-160 [160].
Type species:
Oestrus macropi Froggatt, 1913 by original designation.

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Species Tracheomyia macropi (Froggatt, 1913)

Kangaroo Botfly

Oestrus macropi Froggatt, W.W. 1913. The kangaroo bot fly (Oestrus macropi, n. sp.). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 24[= Misc. Publ. 165: 567-568 [565].

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