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 ^{c g}Cuterebra americana ^{i c g b} 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 ^{i c g b} 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, 1926Cuterebra conflans Bau, 1929Cuterebra cuniculi ^{i c g b}Cuterebra dasypoda Brauer, 1896^{c g}Cuterebra detrudator Clark, 1848^{c g}Cuterebra dorsalis Bau, 1929Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, 1856^{i c g b} 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 ^{c g}Cuterebra fontinella Clark, 1827^{i c g b} Cuterebra funebris ^{c g}Cuterebra gilvopilosa Bau, 1932^{c g}Cuterebra grandis ^{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, 1933Cuterebra lepivora Coquillett, 1898^{i c g b}Cuterebra lepusculi Townsend, 1897^{i c g b} 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, 1917Cuterebra 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 ^{i c g}Cuterebra pulchra Bau, 1930Cuterebra pusilla Bau, 1931Cuterebra pygmae Bau, 1931Cuterebra rubiginosa Bau, 1931Cuterebra ruficrus ^{i c g b}Cuterebra rufiventris Macquart, 1843^{c g}Cuterebra sabroskyi Guimaraes, 1984^{c g}Cuterebra sarcophagoides Lutz, 1917Cuterebra schmalzi Lutz, 1917Cuterebra semiatra ^{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, 1986Cuterebra tenebriformis Sabrosky, 1986^{i c g}Cuterebra tenebrosa Coquillett, 1898^{i c g b} Cuterebra terrisona Walker, 1849^{c g}Cuterebra townsendi ^{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