Portschinskia

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. Like all bot flies they are obligate parasites whose larvae develop in mammals.

Taxonomy

The first phylogenetic study of Portschinskia of all 11 species, including four new species, was published in 2020.

Portschinskia bombiformis Portschinsky, 1901

Portschinskia burmensis Xin-Yu Li, Thomas Pape, Dong Zhang, 2020

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

Portschinskia xizangensis Xin-Yu Li, Thomas Pape, Dong Zhang, 2020

Portschinskia yunnanensis Xin-Yu Li, Thomas Pape, Dong Zhang, 2020

See also

Botfly

References

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Oestridae

Parasitic flies

Parasites of equines

Parasitic arthropods of mammals

Veterinary entomology

Insects in culture

Flies and humans