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Nycteribiidae, (superfamily Hippoboscoidea), are known as bat flies, together with their close relatives, the Streblidae. They are flattened, spiderlike flies without eyes or wings, and are seldom encountered by general collectors, as they almost never leave the bodies of their hosts. Both males and females take blood meals. Most species are highly host specific. The family is primarily found in the Old World tropics.
[edit] References
- Bertola, P.B., C.C. Aires, S.E. Favorito, G. Graciolli, M. Amaku, and R. Pinto-da-Rocha. 2005. Bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae, Nycteribiidae) parasitic on bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) at Parque Estadual da Cantareira, São Paulo, Brazil: parasitism rates and host-parasite associations. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 100(1): 25-32.
- Graciolli, G., F.C. Passos, W.A. Pedro, and B.K. Lim. 2002. Records of Streblidae and Nycteribiidae (Diptera) on vespertilionid bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from São Paulo State, Brazil. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 110(3): 402-404.
- Graciolli, G., and M.O. Moura. 2005. Basilia quadrosae sp. nov. (Diptera: Nycteribiidae), member of the ferruginea group, from southern Brazil. Zootaxa 1087: 33–38.
- Graciolli, G., C.W. Dick, and D. Gettinger. 2006. A faunal survey of nycteribiid flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) associated with bats in Paraguay. Zootaxa 1220: 35-46.
[edit] External link
- Nycteribiidae page at British Insects: Diptera Families (Contains links to illustrations)
