Cuterebra

Cuterebra, or rodent bots, is a genus of bot flies that attack rodents and similar animals.

Cuterebra larva and adult

Cuterebra
Squirrel infested with Cuterebra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Subfamily: Cuterebrinae
Genus: Cuterebra
Clark 1815[1]
Synonyms
  • Alouattamya
  • Alouattamyia

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]

See also

References
  1. An Essay on the Bots of Horses and other Animals. B Clark - 1815
  2. "Cuterebra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. "Browse Cuterebra". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. "Cuterebra". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. "Cuterebra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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