Cobboldia is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Oestridae. Adult flies of Cobboldia elephantis lay their eggs near the mouth or base of the tusks of Asian elephant while the related Cobboldia loxodontis (=Platycobboldia loxodontis) parasitizes African elephants. The larvae hatch and develop in the mouth cavity and later move to the stomach. On maturing, the third instar larvae exit from the mouth and drop to the ground to pupate.[1] A fossil species Cobboldia russanovi is known from the frozen remains of Mammoths. Cobboldia roverei Gedoelst, 1915 (=Rodhainommia roverei, the green elephant stomach bot fly) has been noted from the African Forest Elephant.[2][3]
The genus is named after Thomas Spencer Cobbold (1828 - 1886) who described the first species as Gastrophilus elephantis.[4]
Cobboldia is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Oestridae. Adult flies of Cobboldia elephantis lay their eggs near the mouth or base of the tusks of Asian elephant while the related Cobboldia loxodontis (=Platycobboldia loxodontis) parasitizes African elephants. The larvae hatch and develop in the mouth cavity and later move to the stomach. On maturing, the third instar larvae exit from the mouth and drop to the ground to pupate. A fossil species Cobboldia russanovi is known from the frozen remains of Mammoths. Cobboldia roverei Gedoelst, 1915 (=Rodhainommia roverei, the green elephant stomach bot fly) has been noted from the African Forest Elephant.
The genus is named after Thomas Spencer Cobbold (1828 - 1886) who described the first species as Gastrophilus elephantis.
Cobboldia er ættkvísl sníkjuflugna af ættinni Oestridae. Fullvaxnar flugur Cobboldia elephantis verpa eggjum sínum nálægt munni eða við rót skögultanna asíufíls, meðan hin skylda Cobboldia loxodontis (=Platycobboldia loxodontis) sníkir á afríkufílum. Lirfurnar klekjast og þroskasr í munnholi og fara síðar í maga. Við þroska fara þriðja stigs lirfurnar úr munni og falla til jarðar þar sem þær púpa sig.[1] Útdauð Cobboldia russanovi er þekkt frá frosnum hræjum loðfíla. Cobboldia roverei Gedoelst, 1915 (=Rodhainommia roverei) hefur fundist í afrískum skógarfílum.[2][3]
Ættkvíslin heitir eftir Thomas Spencer Cobbold (1828 - 1886) sem lýsti fyrstu teguninni sem Gastrophilus elephantis.[4]
Cobboldia er ættkvísl sníkjuflugna af ættinni Oestridae. Fullvaxnar flugur Cobboldia elephantis verpa eggjum sínum nálægt munni eða við rót skögultanna asíufíls, meðan hin skylda Cobboldia loxodontis (=Platycobboldia loxodontis) sníkir á afríkufílum. Lirfurnar klekjast og þroskasr í munnholi og fara síðar í maga. Við þroska fara þriðja stigs lirfurnar úr munni og falla til jarðar þar sem þær púpa sig. Útdauð Cobboldia russanovi er þekkt frá frosnum hræjum loðfíla. Cobboldia roverei Gedoelst, 1915 (=Rodhainommia roverei) hefur fundist í afrískum skógarfílum.
Ættkvíslin heitir eftir Thomas Spencer Cobbold (1828 - 1886) sem lýsti fyrstu teguninni sem Gastrophilus elephantis.