Cordylobia

{{short description|Genus of flies}}

{{Automatic_taxobox

|image=Cordylobia anthropophaga00.png

| image_caption =Drawing of adult Cordylobia anthropophaga

| taxon = Cordylobia

| authority = Grünberg, 1903

| type_species = Ochromyia anthropophaga

| type_species_authority = Blanchard, 1872

| synonyms = Stasisia Surcouf, 1914

Neocordylobia Villeneuve, 1929

}}

Cordylobia is a genus of flies 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 species are largely confined to Africa, though they have been recorded elsewhere when transported by human travellers.{{cite journal |author1=Merilyn J Geary |author2=Bernard J Hudson |author3=Richard C Russell |author4=Andrew Hardy |year= 1999|title= Exotic myiasis with Lund's fly (Cordylobia rodhaini)|journal= The Medical Journal of Australia|volume= 171|issue= 11–12|pages= 654–655|publisher= Australasian Medical Publishing Company |url= http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/171_11_061299/geary/geary.html|access-date= 13 Oct 2008 |pmid= 10721359}}