Updated species list of the bat ectoparasitic flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) in the state of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil
2019
Bat
ectoparasiticflies are highly specialized hematophagous insects exclusive to Chiroptera. Between November 2014 and August 2016, we surveyed these
ectoparasitesin urban and protected areas in the state of Paraiba, northeastern Brazil. We recorded 15 fly species in 10 genera in the families
Streblidae(13) and
Nycteribiidae(2). Twelve species and 5 genera represent first records for the state. Basilia
ancepsand Noctiliostrebla sp., are new records for the northeastern region of Brazil. Fly specimens were collected on 8 species of bats, mainly phyllostomids, and ~87% were monoxenous. Our survey increased the number of known bat
ectoparasiticflies in the state from 10 to 22 species, from 5 to 10 genera, and from 31 to 34 known species in the northeastern portion of the Atlantic Forest.
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