Portschinskia Explained
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.[1] Like all bot flies they are obligate parasites whose larvae develop in mammals.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Taxonomy
The first phylogenetic study of Portschinskia of all 11 species, including four new species, was published in 2020.[1]
- Portschinskia bombiformis Portschinsky, 1901
- Portschinskia burmensis Xin-Yu Li, Thomas Pape, Dong Zhang, 2020[1]
- Portschinskia gigas Portschinsky, 1901
- Portschinskia himalayana Grunin, 1962
- Portschinskia loewii Schnabl, 1877
- Portschinskia magnifica Pleske, 1926
- Portschinskia neugebaueri Portschinsky, 1881
- Portschinskia przewalskyi Portschinsky, 1887
- Portschinskia sichuanensis Xin-Yu Li, Thomas Pape, Dong Zhang, 2020[1]
- Portschinskia xizangensis Xin-Yu Li, Thomas Pape, Dong Zhang, 2020[1]
- Portschinskia yunnanensis Xin-Yu Li, Thomas Pape, Dong Zhang, 2020[1]
See also
Notes and References
- Li, Xin-Yu. Pape, Thomas. Zhang, Dong. Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of the bumblebee bot flies (Oestridae: Hypodermatinae: Portschinskia). 2020. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190. 3. 942–973. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz176.
- Book: Grunin, K. J.. 1965. 64b. Hypodermatidae. Die Fliegen der Paläarktischen Region 8. Lindner, E.. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart’sche. 1–153.
- Book: Zumpt, F.. 1965. Myiasis of man and animals in the Old World. London: Butterworths.
- Book: Colwell, D. D.. Hall, M. J. R.. Scholl, P. J.. 2006. The oestrid flies: biology, host-parasite relationships, impact and management. Wallingford: CABI.
- Book: Wood, D. M.. 2006. The oestrid flies: biology, host- parasite relationships, impact and management. Morphology of adult Oestridae. Colwell, D. D.. Hall, M .J. R.. Scholl, P. J.. Wallingford: CABI. 79–80.
