Gasterophilus pecorum

Gasterophilus pecorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Oestridae
Genus:	Gasterophilus
Species:	G. pecorum
Binomial name
Gasterophilus pecorum (Fabricius, 1794)

Gasterophilus pecorum is a species of the genus Gasterophilus that parasitises horses and other equids.

G. pecorum is a significant threat to equids in the desert steppe of Xinjiang, China, where it is the dominant botfly species.^[1] In the Kalamaili Nature Reserve, China, G. pecorum is a major problem for the health of Przewalski's horse, which has been reintroduced in the area. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Wang, W.; Zhang, D.; Hu, D.; Chu, H.; Cao, J.; Ente, M.; Jiang, G.; Li, K. (2014). "Population genetic structure of Gasterophilus pecorum in the Kalamaili Nature Reserve, Xinjiang, based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI) gene sequence". Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 28 (S1): 75–82. doi:10.1111/mve.12073. ISSN 0269-283X.
2. Liu, Shan-Hui; Li, Kai; Hu, De-Fu (2016). "The incidence and species composition of Gasterophilus (Diptera, Gasterophilidae) causing equine myiasis in northern Xinjiang, China". Veterinary Parasitology. 217: 36–38. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.12.028. ISSN 0304-4017.
3. Liu, Shan-Hui; Hu, De-Fu; Li, Kai (2015). "Oviposition site selection by Gasterophilus pecorum (Diptera: Gasterophilidae) in its habitat in Kalamaili Nature Reserve, Xinjiang, China". Parasite. 22: 34. doi:10.1051/parasite/2015034. ISSN 1776-1042.
4. Huang, Heqing; Zhang, Boru; Chu, Hongjun; Zhang, Dong; Li, Kai (2016). "Gasterophilus (Diptera, Gasterophilidae) infestation of equids in the Kalamaili Nature Reserve, China". Parasite. 23: 36. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016036. ISSN 1776-1042.