Cordylobia

Cordylobia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Calliphoridae
Tribe:	Calliphorini
Genus:	Cordylobia Gruenberg, 1903
Type species
Ochromyia anthropophaga Blanchard, 1872

Cordylobia is a genus of fly from the family Calliphoridae. The larvae of Cordylobia are parasitic on mammals, especially rodents. Two species, C. anthropophaga (the tumbu fly) and C. rodhaini (Lund's fly), also are known as parasites of humans. The adult flies feed on rotting fruits, vegetables and animal faeces, and are most abundant in the wet season. like many tropical insects they are most active in the morning and evening. Cordylobia are largely confined to Africa, though they have been recorded elsewhere when transported by human travellers.

The genus consists of four species (as of 2006.

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