Cuterebra

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Cuterebra
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Squirrel infested with Cuterebra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Subfamily: Cuterebrinae
Genus: Cuterebra
Clark 1815 [1]
Synonyms
  • Alouattamya
  • Alouattamyia
Cuterebra larva and adult Cuterebra larva adult.png
Cuterebra larva and adult

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:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5]

See also

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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. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. "Cuterebra". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. "Cuterebra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.