Additions of host associations and new records of bat ectoparasites of the families Spinturnicidae, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae from Honduras
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DOI: 10.15560/17.2.459
Abstract: We captured mormoopids, phyllostomids, and vespertilionids in Honduras to collect bat ectoparasites. Two species of Spinturnicidae (Acari) are the first reports of this family in Honduras. One species of Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 1903, and four… read more here.
Keywords: bat ectoparasites; bat; host associations; nycteribiidae streblidae ... See more keywords
Bat Ectoparasites from Sint Eustatius, Lesser Antilles (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Streblinae; Hemiptera: Polyctenidae)
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DOI: 10.1645/18-106
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this paper 4 species of bat ectoparasites are recorded from the island of Sint Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean. One species of true bug (Hemiptera: Polyctenidae) as well as 3 species of bat flies (Diptera:… read more here.
Keywords: hemiptera polyctenidae; sint eustatius; bat ectoparasites; diptera hippoboscidae ... See more keywords