Cuterebra Explained

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