Species info
Classification > Subfamily Azeliinae > Tribe Reinwardtiini > Genus Philornis
Philornis torquans (Nielsen, 1913)
Male, head anterior view
Male, head anterior view
Male, head anterior view
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Medical, veterinary or forensic importance
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Córdoba
    • La Pampa
    • Mendoza
    • Santa Fe
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
 
Medical, veterinary or economic impact
Myasis
References
  • LÖWENBERG-NETO, P. 2008. The structure of the parasite–host interactions between Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) and neotropical birds. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 24(5), 575-580.
  • COURI, M. S., ANTONIAZZI, L. R., BELDOMENICO, P., & QUIROGA, M. 2009. Argentine Philornis Meinert species (Diptera: Muscidae) with synonymic notes. Zootaxa, 2261: 52–62
  • PATITUCCI, LD; MULIERI, P.R.; OLEA, M. S. & MARILUIS, J.C. 2013. Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Argentina: revision of Buenos Aires province fauna, with a pictorial key to species. Zootaxa 3702 (4): 301-347
  • PATITUCCI, L.D., QUIROGA, M, COURI, M. S. & SARAVIA-PIETROPAOLO, M.J. 2017. Oviposition in the bird parasitic fly Philornis torquans (Nielsen, 1913) (Diptera: Muscidae) and eggs’ adaptations to dry environments. Zoologischer Anzeiger 267: 15-20.
  • FLORENCIA M. PUCHETA, CECILIA KOPUCHIAN, ADRIAN S. DI GIACOMO, MARIANA BULGARELLA, LUCIANO D. PATITUCCI. 2024. First record of Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) parasitizing the threatened Saffron-cowled Blackbird in South America with a description of a new Philornis species. Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology 313 (2024) 149–160
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