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The Cuterebrinae, the robust bot flies, are a 
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
of Oestridae
Botflies, also known as warble flies, heel flies, and gadflies, are a family of flies known as the Oestridae. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut. ''Dermatobia homin ...
which includes large, parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has c ...
flies; this group has historically been treated as a family, but all recent classifications place them firmly within the Oestridae. Both genera spend their larval stages in the skin of mammals. The genus ''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 '' ...
'', or rodent bots, attack rodents and similar animals. The other genus, ''Dermatobia
The human botfly, ''Dermatobia hominis'' (Greek δέρμα, skin + βίος, life, and Latin '' hominis'', of a human), is a species of botfly whose larvae parasitise humans (in addition to a wide range of other animals, including other primates ...
'', attacks primate
Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...
s, including humans.
See also
*Cuterebriasis
Cuterebriasis is a parasitic disease affecting rodents, lagomorphs (hares, rabbits, pikas), felines, and canines. The etiologic agent is the larval development of botflies within the ''Cuterebra'' or '' Trypoderma'' genera, which occurs obliga ...
References
External links
* Oestridae Parasitic flies Brachycera subfamilies {{Oestroidea-stub