New records of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae), with an updated checklist of the nycteribiitis of Russia

We assembled a checklist by documenting and curating previously published data as well as previously unpublished records of bat flies from the Russian Federation. A total of 20 bat fly species are listed, belonging to 4 genera. Basilia mongolensis nudior Hurka, 1972 and Basilia nattereri (Kolenati, 1857) are recorded from Russia for the first time. The following new host associations are reported: Basilia mongolensis nudior ex Myotis nattereri (Kuhl), Basilia nattereri ex Eptesicus nilssonii (Key serling & Blasius), Basilia rybini Hiirka, 1969 ex Myotis dasycneme (Boie) and Eptesicus nilssonii, and Nycteribia quasiocellata Theodor, 1966 ex Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus. We provide data on nine major Russian regions for which nycteribiid records were previously lacking.

Automated summary

A checklist of bat flies in the Russian Federation was generated by compiling existing data and new records, identifying 20 species across 4 genera. The discovery of new species and host associations, along with filling gaps in records for nine major regions, were significant outcomes of the study.