Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
Cordylobia spp.
Characteristics
- Insect: Three part body (head/thorax /abdomen) and 6 legs
- Blowflies (Calliphoridae)
- Dorso-ventrally flattened
- Wings
- Complete metamorphosis (holometabole development)
- Flies are 9 - 12 mm in size
- Flies enter houses where they can lay their eggs in clay soils
- Larvae attach themselves to hosts or clothing
- Distribution: Africa
• Medical significance:
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Myasis
Posterior spiracles of third-instar larvae of myiasis
