Journal
ZOOTAXA
Volume 4205, Issue 2, Pages 101-126Publisher
MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.2.1
Keywords
ectoparasites; host associations; parasite specificity; Pupipara
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- Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources [NTP-EFO-P-15-0234]
- European Social Fund [TAMOP-4.2.4.A/ 2-11/1-2012-0001]
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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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