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A contribution to the ectoparasite fauna of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Mindoro Island, Philippines: I. Blood sucking Diptera (Nycteribiidae, Streblidae) and Siphonaptera (Ischnopsyllidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

James D. V. Alvarez ,
Ireneo L. Lit Jr ,
Phillip A. Alviola ,
Edison A. Cosico  and
Eduardo G. Eres
James D. V. Alvarez*
Affiliation:
Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines
Ireneo L. Lit Jr
Affiliation:
Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines
Phillip A. Alviola
Affiliation:
Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines
Edison A. Cosico
Affiliation:
Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines
Eduardo G. Eres
Affiliation:
Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines
*
*E-mail: jdalvarez1@up.edu.ph
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Abstract

New data on bat ectoparasites from Mindoro Island, Philippines are reported. Eighty-three individuals of ectoparasitic insects representing seven species of Nycteribiidae and five species of Streblidae (both Diptera), and one species of Ischnopsyllidae (Siphonaptera) were recorded from 11 bat species captured in Naujan Lake National Park, Mindoro Oriental Province, Philippines. Raymondia pagodarum is a new record for the country. Eight species are also newly recorded for Mindoro Island, including Cyclopodia garrula, Leptocyclopodia ferrarii mabuhai, Megastrebla parvior, Brachytarsina amboinensis, B. werneri, R. pagodarum, R. pseudopagodarum and Thaumapsylla longiforceps. Five species are newly documented on various hosts: C. horsfieldi on Pteropus pumilus, M. parvior on Macroglossus minimus, B. amboinensis on Hipposideros diadema, B. werneri on Rhinolophus arcuatus and R. pagodarum on Hipposideros bicolor.

Keywords

BatsectoparasitesIschnopsyllidaeNycteribiidaeStreblidaeMindoro Island
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 188 - 194
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Copyright © icipe 2016 

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