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The Cuterebrinae, the robust bot flies, are a subfamily of Oestridae which includes large, parasite 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, or rodent bots, attack rodents and similar animals. The other genus, Dermatobia, attacks , including humans.
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