Host associations and genetic diversity of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) in bats from Thailand [PDF]
Background Bat flies belong to the order Diptera and superfamily Hippoboscoidea. They can be divided into two families, Streblidae and Nycteribiidae, which collectively encompass 239 and 280 species worldwide, respectively.
Dimas Novianto +3 more
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Relationship among bats, parasitic bat flies, and associated pathogens in Korea [PDF]
Background Bats are hosts for many ectoparasites and act as reservoirs for several infectious agents, some of which exhibit zoonotic potential. Here, species of bats and bat flies were identified and screened for microorganisms that could be mediated by ...
Haeseung Lee +9 more
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Streblidae (Diptera) of Phyllostomid Bats from Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Eight streblid species were collected from eight phyllostomid bat species, from April to November 1997, at or near the Reserve "Parque Estadual do Rio Doce", Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil.
Alexsander Araújo Azevedo +1 more
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Se presentan nuevos registros de Streblidae para el departamento Lima (Perú), que parasitan a tres especies de murciélagos de la familia Phyllostomidae: Anoura geoffroyi Gray, Carollia perspicillata (Linneo) y Desmodus rotundus (Geoffroy).
Guillermo L. Claps +2 more
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Review of the Bat Flies of Honduras, Central America (Diptera: Streblidae) [PDF]
Streblid bat flies are obligate and host-specific blood-feeding ectoparasites of bats. While the bat flies of some American countries are well studied (e.g., Panama, Venezuela), little is known about Honduran Streblidae.
Carl W. Dick
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New host and locality records for chiropteran ectoparasites from Jujuy and Salta provinces, Argentina [PDF]
Among ectoparasites sampled from bats during diversity surveys in 2005 and 2008 in northern Argentina there were specimens of Paradyschiria parvula Falcoz, 1931 (Diptera, Streblidae) and Hesperoctenes vicinus Jordan, 1922 (Hemiptera, Polyctenidae) that ...
Analía Autino +3 more
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New records of bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae) in Oaxaca, Mexico
Species richness and parasitic prevalence of bat flies in a bat cave community in Oaxaca are reported. Between 2016 and 2018, a total of 732 bats were captured and inspected for streblids.
Liliana Tlapaya-Romero +2 more
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Polychromophilus spp. (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae): First Molecular Detection in Bat Flies From Brazilian Bats. [PDF]
This study identifies Polychromophilus sp. in blood‐feeding flies (Basilia speiseri and Basilia lindolphoi) from Myotis nigricans bats in Brazil, marking the first molecular detection of the parasite in an insect vector in this country. Two haplotypes were identified, both within the Polychromophilus murinus group.
Mathias BS +7 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Streblidae de murciélagos de Lima: dos citas nuevas para Perú
Se presentan nuevos registros de Streblidae para el departamento Lima (Perú), que parasitan a tres especies de murciélagos de la familia Phyllostomidae: Anoura geoffroyi Gray, Carollia perspicillata (Linneo) y Desmodus rotundus (Geoffroy).
Guillermo L. CLAPS +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Additions of host associations and new records of bat ectoparasites of the families Spinturnicidae, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae from Honduras [PDF]
We captured mormoopids, phyllostomids, and vespertilionids in Honduras to collect bat ectoparasites. Two species of Spinturnicidae (Acari) are the first reports of this family in Honduras.
Gustavo Graciolli +7 more
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