First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania
Bat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and are also considered to have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus spp. In Romania, past studies mostly focused on the ectoparasitic fauna of cave-dwelling bats, listing the occurre...
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doaj-70fdcf5ef3fc4dda8f78e2eb08ec108f2021-09-28T14:13:57ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282021-01-0191710.3897/BDJ.9.e5768057680First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in RomaniaÁron Péter0Andrei Mihalca1Attila Sándor2University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Veterinary MedicineBat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and are also considered to have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus spp. In Romania, past studies mostly focused on the ectoparasitic fauna of cave-dwelling bats, listing the occurrence of 10 bat fly species in the country, with only scarce information on bat flies infesting crevice-roosting bat species. Here we report the occurrence of Basilia italica, a rare nycteribiid species infesting primarily forest-dwelling bats. This is the first country-record for Romania and also represents the easternmost occurrence of this species. Further studies are needed to evaluate the vectorial potential of B. italica.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/57680/download/pdf/Chiropteradistributionhost-parasite relationsh |
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania |
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania |
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania |
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania |
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania |
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first report of the bat fly species basilia italica in romania |
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Biodiversity Data Journal |
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Bat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and are also considered to have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus spp. In Romania, past studies mostly focused on the ectoparasitic fauna of cave-dwelling bats, listing the occurrence of 10 bat fly species in the country, with only scarce information on bat flies infesting crevice-roosting bat species. Here we report the occurrence of Basilia italica, a rare nycteribiid species infesting primarily forest-dwelling bats. This is the first country-record for Romania and also represents the easternmost occurrence of this species. Further studies are needed to evaluate the vectorial potential of B. italica. |
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Chiroptera distribution host-parasite relationsh |
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