Chrysomyia

[ krĭs′ə-mī′ə, -yə ]

n.

A genus of flies that includes species that cause myiasis in humans.

Example sentences from the Web for chrysomyia

  • Screw worms (fig. 4) are the maggots of a fly (Chrysomyia macellaria), so called from their fancied resemblance to a screw.

    Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Osborn quotes a number of detailed accounts of the attacks of the Chrysomyia on man.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

  • The screw-worm flies (Chrysomyia macellaria) are among the most common and important of these (Fig. 25).

    Insects and Diseases |Rennie W. Doane