Checklist of host associations of European bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae, Streblidae)

2016/12/05 by Tamara Szentiványi, Péter Estók, Mihály Földvári · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Viral Infections and Vectors #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4205.2.1

openalex publication_date 2016/12/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

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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