The means of attachment of the larvae of horse, zebra and rhinoceros bot-flies (Diptera: Gasterophilidae).
The unusual structure of the mouth hooks of the third instar larvae of the species of Gasterophilus and Gyrostigma, parasites of the alimentary canal of Equideae and Rhinocerotidae respectively, is described.
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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D006736:Horses; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010527:Perissodactyla