Elaeophora

• Elaeophora abramovi (Oshmarin & Belous, 1951) Anderson & Bain, 1976 found in Moose (Alces alces) in Russia
• Elaeophora bohmi Supperer, 1953 found in horses in Austria and Iran;
• Elaeophora elaphi Hernandez-Rodriguez, Martinez-Gomez & Gutierrez-Palomino, 1986 found in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in Spain;^[4]
• Elaeophora linglingense Cheng, 1982 originally isolated from the aortic wall of cattle in Hunan Province, China.^[5] No other studies of this species have been published.
• Elaeophora poeli (Vryburg 1879) Railliet and Henry 1912 found in various cattle in Asia and Africa;
• Elaeophora sagitta (Linstow, 1907) Anderson & Bain, 1976 found in various antelope (Tragelaphus sp.), eland, and African Forest Buffalo in Africa;
• Elaeophora schneideri Wehr & Dikmans, 1935 found in various deer, sheep, elk, and moose in North America.

Detailed life cycle studies have been reported for only one species of Elaeophora so far - E. schneideri. Microfilariae (not eggs) are shed by the adult female from her attachment site inside the lumen of the carotid artery of the definitive host. The microfilariae are carried through the blood stream and become lodged in the small capillaries of the skin in the head and facial areas. Blood-feeding horse flies ingest the microfilariae, which develop into infective larvae in the fly. The infective larvae enter a new definitive (mammal) host through the bite wound when the fly feeds again. The infective larvae migrate to secondary arterial sites, where they mature before migrating to the carotid artery. In the carotid artery, they mature into adults and reproduce sexually to produce microfilariae. It is assumed that the life cycles of other species of Elaeophora follow this general pattern.