Ectoparásitos (Diptera, Hemiptera y Siphonaptera) de murciélagos (Chiroptera) en el nordeste argentino

New information is presented regarding bats and their ectoparasite insects in the Esteros delIberá ecoregion, Corrientes, Argentina. The aim of this study was to explore the diversity of ectoparasitespecies found on bats in northeastern Argentina and analyze their taxonomic features, hosts,and distribution. Bats were collected from the Molossidae, Pyllostomidae and Vespertilionidaefamilies along with ectoparasites from the Streblidae, Nycteribiidae (Diptera), Polyctenidae(Hemiptera) and Ischnopsyllidae (Siphonaptera) families. Aspidoptera falcata Wenzel, 1976, Megistopodatheodori Wenzel, 1966, Hesperoctenes eumops Ferris & Usinger, 1939 and Hespercotenes fumariusWestwood, 1874 were added to the ectoparasite fauna for the province of Corrientes, increasing thenumber of species and their geographic distribution. A rarely studied stage of a larva about to emergefrom the posterior end of Basilia carteri Scott, 1936 (Nycteribiidae) was recorded. Additionally, 13parasitological associations were made for the Esteros del Iberá, four of which are new for theprovince of Corrientes: B. carteri with Myotis riparius Handley, 1960, H. fumarius and H. giganteusRonderos, 1959 with Molossus rufus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806 and Myodopsylla wolffsohniwolffsohni Rothschild, 1903 with M. riparius Handley, 1960; the latter being also new for Argentina.These results provide host and locality records and new parasite-host associations.. Se presenta nueva información sobre murciélagos y sus insectos ectoparásitos en la ecorregión de los Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina. El objetivo de este estudio fue explorar la diversidad de especies de ectoparásitos encontradas en murciélagos del nordeste argentino y analizar sus características taxonómicas, hospedadores y distribución. Se recolectaron murciélagos de las familias Molossidae, Pyllostomidae y Vespertilionidae junto con ectoparásitos de las familias Streblidae, Nycteribiidae (Diptera), Polyctenidae (Hemiptera) e Ischnopsyllidae (Siphonaptera). Aspidoptera falcata Wenzel, 1976, Megistopoda theodori Wenzel, 1966, Hesperoctenes eumops Ferris y Usinger, 1939 y Hespercotenes fumarius Westwood, 1874 se sumaron a la fauna de ectoparásitos para la provincia de Corrientes, aumentando el número de especies y su distribución geográfica. Se registró una etapa poco estudiada de una larva a punto de emerger del extremo posterior de Basilia carteri Scott, 1936 (Nycteribiidae). Adicionalmente, se registraron 13 asociaciones parasitológicas para los Esteros del Iberá, de las cuales cuatro son nuevas para la provincia de Corrientes: B. carteri con Myotis riparius Handley, 1960, H. fumarius y H. giganteus Ronderos, 1959 con Molossus rufus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806 y Myodopsylla wolffsohni wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903 con M. riparius, siendo esta última además nueva para la Argentina. Estos resultados proporcionan registros de hospedadores, localidad y nuevas asociaciones parásito-huésped.Fil: Di Benedetto, Ingrid María Desireé. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio Biología de los Parásitos; ArgentinaFil: Oscherov, Elena Beatríz. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio Biología de los Parásitos; ArgentinaFil: Autino, Analía Gladys. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentin

First records of ectoparasitic insects (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) of bats in the department of Caldas, Colombia

In Colombia, the taxonomical understanding of ectoparasites (Diptera: Streblidae and Nycteribiidae) of bats is scarce, despite the high diversity of hosts. This fact reflects the lack of important information on the group and poses the need for studies that expand the knowledge on bat ectoparasites in different regions of the country. The aim of this study was to contribute pioneer knowledge on bat ectoparasitic insects in the department of Caldas, located in the Central Andes Mountain range of Colombia. We assessed 318 bats from four eco parks in the city of Manizales, and collected 234 ectoparasitic insects. We provide the first report of the family Streblidae for Caldas, with seven genera and eight species: Anastrebla caudiferae Wenzel, 1976, Anatrichobius scorzai Wenzel, 1966, Exastinion oculatum Wenzel, 1976, Megistopoda proxima (Séguy‚ 1926), Paratrichobius longicrus Ribeiro, 1907, Paraeuctenodes similis Wenzel, 1976, Trichobius longipes Rudow, 1871, and Trichobius tiptoni Wenzel, 1976. In addition, we report the species Basilia ferrisi Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1931 and Basilia sp. for the family Nycteribiidae

Ectoparasitic insects (Diptera: Streblidae and Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae) of bats from Iquitos and surrounding areas (Loreto, Peru)

Based on specimens collected from bats of different families, we add new species and extend the known ecological distribution and host associations of insect ectoparasites of bats in Peru. New information is provided for the distribution of 26 species of parasites (25 Diptera and 1 Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae). Four species (Neotrichobius ectophyllae, Strebla galindoi, Strebla paramirabilis and Myodopsylla wolffsohni wolffsohni) are new for Peru and 16 represent new records for the department of Loreto. Also, we found 17 new host-ectoparasite relationships. Of note, we found remarkable new association between Neotrichobius delicatus and bat species from the families Molossidae and Noctilionidae and a novel association between Paradyschiria parvula and a species of Vespertilionidae. Host-ectoparasite specificity was recorded with 14 species as monoxenous, three oligoxenous, seven pleioxenous and two polyxenous