The World Oestridae (Diptera), Mammals and Continental Drift

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
History of Knowledge about Oestroidea....Pages 5-22
Popular Knowledge about the Oestroidea....Pages 23-30
Biology of the Oestroidea — The Phenomenon of Aggregation....Pages 31-35
References....Pages 36-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Key to Subfamilies....Pages 47-48
Subfamily Cephenemyiinae Townsend....Pages 49-66
Subfamily Tracheomyiinae, New....Pages 67-69
Subfamily Pharyngobolinae, New....Pages 70-70
Subfamily Oestrinae Leach....Pages 71-98
Phylogeny of the Oestridae....Pages 99-107
Bibliography of Oestridae....Pages 108-145
Front Matter....Pages 146-147
List of Present Hosts....Pages 148-153
General Considerations about the Hosts....Pages 154-202
References....Pages 203-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-208
Origin and Diversification of the Family....Pages 209-216
The Problem of the Present Absence of Oestridae in South America....Pages 217-222
The Problem of the Presence of Oestridae in Australia....Pages 223-223
Evolution in Africa....Pages 224-230
Evolution in Eurasia and North America....Pages 231-232
Front Matter....Pages 207-208
References....Pages 233-236
Abstract....Pages 237-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-240