In this genus there exist four species, two of them are active in humans myiasis/C. hominivorax (Figs. 1 and 2) – (the New World screwworm fly), and C. macellaria (secondary screwworm fly).
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(2016). Cochliomyia hominivorax . In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_656
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