Cuterebra Polita

''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