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Cuterebra
Squirrel infested with Cuterebra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Oestridae
Subfamily:	Cuterebrinae
Genus:	Cuterebra Clark 1815
Synonyms
Alouattamya Alouattamyia

Cuterebra, or rodent bots, is a genus of bot flies that attack rodents and similar animals.

Etymology

The genus name Cuterebra is a blend of the Latin words cutis 'skin' and terebra 'borer' with apparent shortening of expected Cutiterebra to Cuterebra.

Species

These 78 species belong to the genus Cuterebra:

• Cuterebra abdominalis Swenk, 1905
• Cuterebra albata Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra albipilosa Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra almeidai (Guimaraes & Carrera, 1941)
• Cuterebra americana (Fabricius, 1775) (woodrat bot fly)
• Cuterebra apicalis Guérin-Méneville, 1835
• Cuterebra approximata Walker, 1866
• Cuterebra arizonae Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra atrox Clark
• Cuterebra austeni Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra baeri Shannon & Greene, 1926
• Cuterebra bajensis Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra buccata (Fabricius, 1776) (rabbit bot fly)
• Cuterebra bureni Dalmat, 1942
• Cuterebra cayennensis Macquart, 1843
• Cuterebra clarki Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra cochisei Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra cometes Shannon & Ponte, 1926
• Cuterebra conflans Bau, 1929
• Cuterebra cuniculi (Clark, 1797)
• Cuterebra dasypoda Brauer, 1896
• Cuterebra detrudator Clark, 1848
• Cuterebra dorsalis Bau, 1929
• Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, 1856 (squirrel bot fly)
• Cuterebra enderleini Bau, 1929
• Cuterebra ephippium Latreille, 1818
• Cuterebra fasciata Swenk, 1905
• Cuterebra fassleri Guimaraes, 1984
• Cuterebra flaviventris (Bau, 1931)
• Cuterebra fontinella Clark, 1827 (mouse bot fly)
• Cuterebra funebris (Austen, 1895)
• Cuterebra gilvopilosa Bau, 1932
• Cuterebra grandis (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Cuterebra grisea Coquillett, 1904
• Cuterebra histrio Coquillett, 1902
• Cuterebra indistincta Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra infulata Lutz, 1917
• Cuterebra jellisoni Curran, 1942
• Cuterebra latifrons Coquillett, 1898
• Cuterebra lepida Austen, 1933
• Cuterebra lepivora Coquillett, 1898
• Cuterebra lepusculi Townsend, 1897 (cottontail rabbit botfly)
• Cuterebra lopesi Guimaraes, 1990
• Cuterebra lutzi Bau, 1930
• Cuterebra maculosa Knab, 1914
• Cuterebra megastoma Brauer, 1863
• Cuterebra mirabilis Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra neomexicana Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra nigricans Lutz, 1917
• Cuterebra obscuriventris Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra ornata Bau, 1928
• Cuterebra patagona Guérin-Méneville, 1844
• Cuterebra pessoai Guimaraes & Carrera, 1941
• Cuterebra polita Coquillett, 1898
• Cuterebra postica Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra praegrandis Austen, 1933
• Cuterebra princeps (Austen, 1895)
• Cuterebra pulchra Bau, 1930
• Cuterebra pusilla Bau, 1931
• Cuterebra pygmae Bau, 1931
• Cuterebra rubiginosa Bau, 1931
• Cuterebra ruficrus (Austen, 1933)
• Cuterebra rufiventris Macquart, 1843
• Cuterebra sabroskyi Guimaraes, 1984
• Cuterebra sarcophagoides Lutz, 1917
• Cuterebra schmalzi Lutz, 1917
• Cuterebra semiatra (Wiedemann, 1830)
• Cuterebra semilutea Bau, 1929
• Cuterebra simulans Austen, 1933
• Cuterebra sterilator Lugger, 1897
• Cuterebra sternopleuralis Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra sternpleuralis Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra tenebriformis Sabrosky, 1986
• Cuterebra tenebrosa Coquillett, 1898 (rodent bot fly)
• Cuterebra terrisona Walker, 1849
• Cuterebra townsendi (Fonseca, 1941)
• Cuterebra trigonophora Brauer, 1863
• Cuterebra worontzowi Guimaraes & Carrera, 1941

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

See also

• Cuterebriasis

References

1. An Essay on the Bots of Horses and other Animals. B Clark - 1815
2. "Cuterebra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Browse Cuterebra". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Cuterebra". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
5. "Cuterebra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

External links

• "Cuterebra". The Encyclopedia of Life.

• Oestridae
• Parasitic flies
• Parasites of rodents
• Oestroidea genera