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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,^[2] c = Catalogue of Life,^[3] g = GBIF,^[4] b = Bugguide.net^[5]

References

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

External links

"Cuterebra" at the Encyclopedia of Life

[1] An Essay on the Bots of Horses and other Animals. B Clark - 1815

[itis-2] "Cuterebra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

[catlife-3] "Browse Cuterebra". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

[gbif-4] "Cuterebra". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

[bugref-5] "Cuterebra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

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