Ectoparasitic flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) of bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in an urban park in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The families Streblidae and Nycteribiidae are composed of ectoparasitic dipterans exclusive to bats that feed exclusively on the host's blood and are species-specific. The present study aimed to identify and characterize the diversity of hematophagous dipterans in bats of the Bosque da Freguesi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBIO) |
| Repositorio: | Biodiversidade Brasileira |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaeletronica.icmbio.gov.br:article/2401 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistaeletronica.icmbio.gov.br/index.php/BioBR/article/view/2401 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ectoparasitism Streblidae Nycteribiidae Ecology Parasitology Mastozoology Ectoparasitismo Ecología Parasitología Mastozoología Ecologia Parasitologia Mastozoologia |
| Sumario: | The families Streblidae and Nycteribiidae are composed of ectoparasitic dipterans exclusive to bats that feed exclusively on the host's blood and are species-specific. The present study aimed to identify and characterize the diversity of hematophagous dipterans in bats of the Bosque da Freguesia Municipal Natural Park, a forest fragment located in the western zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, and to analyze their distribution throughout the year. Monthly field collections were carried out, preferably on nights of waning and new moon. The bats were captured with mist nets, conditioned, sorted and released at the end of the collection. For the analysis, 56 samples of ectoparasites were considered, which were identified in the laboratory under a stereoscopic microscope. Four species of Streblidae (Paratrichobius longicrus, Trichobius longipes, T. furmani, Megistopoda aranea) and only one species of Nycteribiidae (Basilia juquiensis) were found. The occurrence of ectoparasites was higher during the winter season (47%) and lower in the summer (3%). Information on the ectoparasitological fauna of bats in the state of Rio de Janeiro is still scarce and the present study was the first developed in an urban forest fragment in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The results found highlight the need for further studies to identify parasite-host relationships not yet described in the state of Rio de Janeiro. |
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