Bat fly explained

Bat flies are members of the insect order Diptera, the true flies, which are external parasites of bats. Two families of flies are exclusively bat flies: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae.[1] Bat flies have a cosmopolitan distribution, meaning that they are found around the world.[2] Nycteribiidae and Streblidae are members of the superfamily Hippoboscoidea, along with the families Hippoboscidae and Glossinidae.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1590/S0074-02762005000100005 . Bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae, Nycteribiidae) parasitic on bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) at Parque Estadual da Cantareira, São Paulo, Brazil: Parasitism rates and host-parasite associations . 2005 . Bertola . Patrícia Beloto . Aires . Caroline Cotrim . Favorito . Sandra Elisa . Graciolli . Gustavo . Amaku . Marcos . Pinto-Da-Rocha . Ricardo . Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz . 100 . 1 . 25–32 . 15867959 . free .
  2. 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.06.009. Global distribution and genetic diversity of Bartonella in bat flies (Hippoboscoidea, Streblidae, Nycteribiidae). 2012. Morse. Solon F.. Olival. Kevin J.. Kosoy. Michael. Billeter. Sarah. Patterson. Bruce D.. Dick. Carl W.. Dittmar. Katharina. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 12. 8. 1717–1723. 22771358.
  3. Book: 10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_3463. Streblidae (Bat Flies). Encyclopedia of Parasitology. 2016. Dick. Carl W.. 2561–2564. 978-3-662-43977-7.

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