Cuterebra | |
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Squirrel infested with Cuterebra | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Oestridae |
Subfamily: | Cuterebrinae |
Genus: | Cuterebra Clark 1815 [1] |
Synonyms | |
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Cuterebra, or rodent bots, is a genus of bot flies that attack rodents and similar animals.
The genus name Cuterebra is a blend of the Latin words cutis 'skin' and terebra 'borer' with apparent shortening of expected Cutiterebra to Cuterebra.
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]
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