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DIPTEKA. 
CEstrus Ovis, Linn., in the nasal cavities of the sheep; Hypoderma bovis, 
De Geer, under the skin of cattle. Cephalomyia maculata, Wied., also 
occurs as mentioned above, and Microcephalus przewalskyi, Ptch., has 
been taken in Sikkim (Brit. Mus. Coll.). 
Fig-. 430 —Larva of Cephalomyia 
MACULATA X 2. 
{After Ban.) 
Fig. 431 — COBBOLDIA ELEEHANTJS. 
Larva. 
(After Ban.) 
PUPIPARA. 
Hippoboscid^e. 
Flattened leathery-looking parasitic flies, sometimes wingless. Proboscis 
short protected by the palpi; head small, without distinctly seen neck. 
Legs strong with powerful claws, antennas very small & inconspicuous. 
These “ kuku-macchi ’’ “ cattle-flies,” skaters,” “ dog-flies ” 
must be familiar to every one in India, since they are common in 
many districts on cattle and dogs. To dogs, especially those of 
European breeds, they seem to cause much discomfort, and even the 
knowledge that a Hippoboscid is flying in its vicinity will often render a 
dog obviously restless and uneasy in its mind. On cattle they are often 
to be seen in crowds, but the native breeds do not seem as much affected 
by their attacks as might be expected from the number of the flies (very 
