FIRST RECORD OF THE BAT ECTOPARASITIC FLY STREBLA PROXIMA WENZEL, 1976 (DIPTERA: STREBLIDAE) FROM BRAZIL 1

We present the first record of Strebla proxima Wenzel, 1976 (Diptera: Streblidae) in Brazil. Our record in Pará state is 2,200 km SE from the nearest record and ends a 41-year hiatus with no records since the original description of the species in Venezuela. The collected specimens (1 male and 1 fem...

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Published inEntomological news Vol. 127; no. 4; pp. 369 - 374
Main Authors Barbier, Eder, Hintze, Frederico, Jardelino, Ana Claudia, Bernard, Enrico
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia American Entomological Society 01.04.2018
Subjects
Bats
Ectoparasites
Endangered & extinct species
Females
Host specificity
New records
Parasites
Specificity
Venezuela
United Kingdom > UK
Brazil
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Summary:We present the first record of Strebla proxima Wenzel, 1976 (Diptera: Streblidae) in Brazil. Our record in Pará state is 2,200 km SE from the nearest record and ends a 41-year hiatus with no records since the original description of the species in Venezuela. The collected specimens (1 male and 1 female) were found parasitizing a female of Peropteryx kappleri Peters, 1867 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae). Host specificity and the reasons for such a temporal gap between records are discussed.
ISSN:0013-872X
2162-3236