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bat flies on phyllostomid hosts in the cerrado region: component community, prevalence and intensity of parasitism.streblidae flies are specialised parasites of bat hosts, mainly phyllostomids. there is a high richness of streblids in the savannah-like cerrado region; however, there is little quantitative data available in parasitological indices. here, we describe the component community, prevalence and intensity of a streblid infestation on a phyllostomid bat assemblage in serra da bodoquena, a cerrado region in southwest brazil. we conducted surveys by capturing and inspecting bat hosts during the seven-m ...201121655813
[ectoparasitic flies (diptera: streblidae) of bats (mammalia: chiroptera) from são luís, maranhão, brazil: infestation rates and the host-parasite association].this study reports the first records of the parasitism rates of the association among ectoparasitic flies of the family streblidae found in phyllostomid bats in the state of maranhão. specimens were collected in patches of secondary forest and borders of mangrove in the village of quebra pote, located in the south portion of the island of são luís. a total of 201 flies of 15 species and eight genera [aspidoptera falcata wenzel, a. phyllostomatis (perty), mastoptera minuta costa lima, megistopoda ...200919943006
streblidae (diptera: hippoboscoidea) from yucatan and updated species list for mexico.this study describes the diversity of ectoparasitic bat flies (diptera: streblidae) in the state of yucatan, mexico. fieldwork was carried out from june 2010 to january 2012 in seven municipalities of yucatan, where 13 sampling sites were selected to capture bats using mist nets. over 156 sampling nights a total of 910 bats were captured; these belonged to 19 species in four families: mormoopidae, phyllostomidae, natalidae, and vespertilionidae. phyllostomidae was the richest family (13 bat spec ...201526336256
new records of bat ectoparasites (diptera, hemiptera and siphonaptera) from northern argentina.new species of bat-ectoparasite insects are added to the fauna of argentina and distributional limits are extended for others, based on information obtained from 21 species of bats collected. new data is reported for the distribution of 23 species of bat ectoparasites, of which 17 belong to the order diptera [14 streblidae: anastrebla caudiferae wenzel, anatrichobius scorzai wenzel, aspidoptera phyllostomatis (perty), megistopoda aranea (coquillett), m. proxima (sèguy), metelasmus pseudopterus c ...201019488504
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