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Checklist of host associations of European bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae, Streblidae).
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Checklist of host associations of European bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae, Streblidae).

  • Szentiványi T University of Debrecen, Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, Egyetem tér 1., H-4032, Debrecen, Hungary University of Lausanne, Department of Ecology and Evolution, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland Museum of Zoology, Palais de Rumine, Place de la Riponne 6, CH-1014, Lausanne, Switzerland. tamaraszentivanyi@gmail.com.
  • Estók P
  • Földvári M
  • 2016-12-19
Published in:
  • Zootaxa. - 2016
Diptera, ectoparasites, host associations, parasite specificity, Pupipara
Animal Distribution
Animals
Checklist
Chiroptera
Diptera
Female
Host-Parasite Interactions
Male
English Bat flies are obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites of bats. They are divided into two families: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae. Europe has 17 species of bat flies and 45 species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). This checklist is based on both published records and our own field data and provides updated information on all associations between bat flies and their hosts in Europe. The host-parasite association between Basilia italica Theodor and Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus) is reported for the first time. Moreover, our records of B. italica on Myotis alcathoe Helversen & Heller, B. nana Theodor & Moscona on Plecotus auritus, Nycteribia kolenatii Theodor & Moscona on M. bechsteinii (Kuhl) and Penicillidia dufourii (Westwood) on M. daubentonii (Kuhl) represent new host associations for Hungary.
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  • English
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