Cuterebra

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

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

See also

* Cuterebriasis

References

External links

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Oestridae
Parasitic flies
Parasites of rodents
Oestroidea genera