Title of article
Diptera Pupipara from bats of two large eastern Mediterranean islands, Crete and Cyprus
Author/Authors
ŠEVCÍK, Martin Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra - Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Slovakia , BENDA, Petr National Museum - Department of Zoology, Czech Republic , BENDA, Petr Charles University - Faculty of Science - Department of Zoology, Czech Republic , LUCAN, Radek Kris Charles University - Faculty of Science - Department of Zoology, Czech Republic
From page
31
To page
37
Abstract
This paper presents a review of records of bat flies (families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) from Crete and Cyprus, based on new findings and published data. Seven species representing 4 genera belonging to the family Nycteribiidae and 1 species from the family Streblidae from 5 bat species in Crete are reported, and 7 Nycteribiidae species (4 genera) and 1 Streblidae species from 9 bat species in Cyprus are reported. The bat flies Nycteribia latreillii (Leach, 1817), Basilia mongolensis nudior Hůrka 1972, Penicillidia conspicua Speiser, 1900, P. dufourii Westwood, 1835, and Brachytarsina flavipennis Macquart, 1851 are reported from Crete for the first time, and Phthiridium integrum (Theodor and Moscona, 1954), P. dufourii, and B. flavipennis are reported from Cyprus for the first time.
Keywords
Nycteribiidae , Streblidae , first records , distribution , hosts
Journal title
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Journal title
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Record number
2528213
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