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Chrysomyia [krĭs′ə-mī′ə, -yə] n.
- A genus of flies that includes species that cause myiasis in humans.
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The screw-worm flies (Chrysomyia macellaria) are among the most common and important of these (Fig. 25).
Rennie W. Doane
Osborn quotes a number of detailed accounts of the attacks of the Chrysomyia on man.
Handbook of Medical Entomology
William Albert Riley
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