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Sarcophagidae
Sarcophagidae[‚sär·kə′fa·jə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology) A family of the myodarian orthorrhaphous dipteran insects in the subsection Calypteratae comprising flesh flies, blowflies, and scavenger flies. Sarcophagidae
SarcophagidaeS02-834900 (sar?ko-faj'i-de?) [ sarco- + phag- + -idea] The family of flies of the order Diptera that includes the flesh flies. Females deposit their eggs or larvae on the decaying flesh of dead animals. Larvae of two genera, Sarcophaga and Wohlfahrtia, frequently infest open sores and wounds of humans, giving rise to cutaneous myiasis. See: myiasis |