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
Oestridae
Parasitic flies
Parasites of rodents
Oestroidea genera