Philornis

Philornis is a genus of around 50 species of fly (Diptera, Muscidae) from Central and South America. Their larvae are subcutaneous parasites of nestling birds.[1] They parasitize a wide range of bird species including macaws at the Tambopata research site.[2]

Nest of Neothraupis fasciata with parasitized nestlings by P. torquans[3]

Philornis
Philornis downsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Muscidae
Genus:
Philornis

Meinert

Two species are also found in the southern United States. One species, Philornis downsi has been accidentally introduced to the Galapagos Archipelago posing a major threat to some of its endemic birds.

List of Philornis species[4]
  • Philornis aitkeni
  • Philornis albuquerquei
  • Philornis amazonensis
  • Philornis angustifrons
  • Philornis bella
  • Philornis blanchardi
  • Philornis carinata
  • Philornis cinnamomina
  • Philornis deceptiva
  • Philornis diminuta
  • Philornis downsi
  • Philornis falsifica
  • Philornis fasciventris
  • Philornis frontalis
  • Philornis fumicosta
  • Philornis gagnei
  • Philornis glaucinis
  • Philornis grandis
  • Philornis insularis
  • Philornis lopesi
  • Philornis masoni
  • Philornis mediana
  • Philornis mima
  • Philornis mimicola
  • Philornis molesta
  • Philornis nielseni
  • Philornis niger
  • Philornis obscura
  • Philornis obscurinervis
  • Philornis petersoni
  • Philornis pici
  • Philornis porteri
  • Philornis querula
  • Philornis rettenmeyeri
  • Philornis ruforscutellaris
  • Philornis sabroskyi
  • Philornis sanguinis
  • Philornis schildi
  • Philornis seguyi
  • Philornis setinervis
  • Philornis sperophila
  • Philornis steini
  • Philornis torquans
  • Philornis trinitensis
  • Philornis umanani
  • Philornis univittata
  • Philornis vespidicola
  • Philornis vulgaris
  • Philornis zeteki

References
  1. Couri, M. S.; Carvalho, C. J. B. (2003). "Systematic Relations Among Philornis Meinert, Passeromyia Rodhain & Villeneuve and Allied Genera (Diptera, Muscidae)" (PDF). Braz. J. Biol. 63 (2): 223–32. doi:10.1590/s1519-69842003000200007. PMID 14509844.
  2. Olah, G.; et al. (2013). "Philornis sp. bot fly larvae in free living scarlet macaw nestlings and a new technique for their extraction" (PDF). Veterinary Parasitology. 196 (1–2): 245–249. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.052. PMID 23384580.
  3. Pujol-Luz, José Roberto; Duca, Charles; Marini, Miguel Ângelo; Barbosa, Leandro; Couri, Márcia Souto (2018-11-23). "A new host for Philornis torquans (Diptera, Muscidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 58: e20185857. doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.57. ISSN 1807-0205.
  4. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist


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