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{{Taxobox

{{Taxobox

|name              =''Stephanofilaira stilesi

|name              =''Stephanofilaira stilesi

==Hosts==

==Hosts==

'''Intermediate hosts''':  The horn fly e.g [[Haematobia irritans]]

'''Intermediate hosts''':  The horn fly, ''[[Haematobia irritans]]''

'''Definitive hosts''':  Cattle.

'''Definitive hosts''':  Cattle

==Identification==

==Identification==

These small nematodes are between 3-6mm in lenth. The eggs have thin shells, and are around 65μm in length. The microfilaria are 50μm long and enclosed in a spherical, vitelline membrane.

These small [[Nematodes|nematodes]] are between 3-6mm in length. The eggs have thin shells, and are around 65μm in length. The microfilaria are 50μm long and enclosed in a spherical, vitelline membrane.

==Lifecycle==

==Lifecycle==

Horn flies feed on lesions found on the host skin, and ingest microfilariae, which later develop into L3.  The definitive host is infected when the fly leaves the L3 on the host.

Horn flies feed on lesions found on the host skin, and ingest microfilariae, as they feed on cutaneous lesions. They later develop into L3 in around 18-21 days.  The definitive host is infected when the fly leaves the L3 on the host.

 

Causes [[Stephanofilariasis]].

**Flies ingest microfilaria as they feed on cutaneous lesions.

|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title:(%22Stephanofilaria+stilesi%22) ''Stephanofilaria stilesi'' publications]

**Microfilaria develop into L3 larvae in the hornfly over 18-21 days.

[[Category:Filarioidea]]

[[Category:Filarioidea]]