Ascodipteron sanmingensis sp. nov., a new bat fly (Hippoboscidae: streblid grade) from Fujian, China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 The bat fly genus Ascodipteron Adensamer, 1896 currently contains 15 species, all of which occur in tropical and subtropical areas of the Eastern Hemisphere. A new species of endoparasitic bat fly, Ascodipteron sanmingensis sp.
Haoran Sun +4 more
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Bat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and are also considered to have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus spp.
Áron Péter +2 more
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Effects of anthropogenic disturbance and climate on patterns of bat fly parasitism. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Environmental conditions, including anthropogenic disturbance, can significantly alter host and parasite communities. Yet, our current knowledge is based mainly on endoparasites, while ectoparasites remain little studied.
Shai Pilosof +4 more
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Remarkably low host specificity in the bat fly Penicillidia fulvida (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) as assessed by mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S sequence data [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background The recognition and delineation of morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species can have broad implications for wildlife conservation, disease ecology and accurate estimates of biodiversity.
Taylor B. Verrett +3 more
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Specialization of bat-fly interactions at different elevations in a montane forest of northern Peru [PDF]
ParasitologyHippoboscoidea flies exhibit highly specific ectoparasitic relationships with bats, shaped by both intrinsic factors (e.g. bat behaviour) and extrinsic factors (e.g. land use).
David Minaya +7 more
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Viral Metagenomic Analysis of Bat Fly Pupae [PDF]
PathogensBats are important reservoirs of zoonotic viruses, yet the role of their obligate ectoparasites, particularly bat flies, in viral maintenance and transmission remains poorly understood.
Levente Láng +4 more
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The presence of wingless bat flies [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeBat ectoparasites are important components of bat communities and have close ecological relationships with their hosts. Eucampsipoda africana ( E. africana ) is a wingless bat fly that parasitizes Egyptian fruit bats ( Rousettus aegyptiacus ), but its ...
Herbertha Elias Mpete +6 more
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Molecular identification of bat fly species and associated Bartonella bacteria from Lopburi and Sa Kaeo Provinces in Thailand [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBat flies harbour several species of bacteria, including Bartonella. We examined 50 bat flies collected from five species of cave-dwelling bats (Eonycteris spelaea, Hipposideros larvatus, Taphozous theobaldi, T.
Vadeeporn Rattananupong +5 more
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Host Abundance Predicts Interactive Roles in Neotropical Bat–Bat Fly Interactions [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionHost functional traits are known to shape host‐parasite interactions across multiple taxa. For bats, ectoparasite loads are often regulated by host body size, diet, longevity, and roosting ecology.
Paulo Mejia +2 more
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Bat Flies and Their Microparasites: Current Knowledge and Distribution
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Bats are the second most diverse mammalian group, playing keystone roles in ecosystems but also act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens. Due to their colonial habits which implies close contacts between individuals, bats are often parasitized by ...
Tamara Szentiványi +2 more
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