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18 April 2023 Records of Streblidae (Diptera) from Bats in Hueytamalco, Northeastern Puebla, Mexico
María Magdalena Ramírez-Martínez, Will Reeves, Maria Concepción López-Téllez, Rebeca Selene Miguel-Méndez
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Abstract

The current biogeographic knowledge of Streblidae remains poor. We report a species inventory, host association, ranges, and probable relevance as vectors of pathogens in bats from a botanical garden in a region of northeastern Puebla, Mexico. Additionally, we report new streblids for Puebla including: Aspidoptera phyllostomatis, Aspidoptera delatorrei, Metelasmus pseudopterus, Megistopoda proxima, Paratrichobius longicrus, Speiseria ambigua, Strebla curvata, Strebla guajiro, Trichobius dugesii, and Trichobius joblingi. Highly diverse urban botanical gardens such as this help to maintain biodiversity where natural vegetation and domestic plants are mixed with different animal communities. Mixed vegetation provides a refuge and food for a wide range of wildlife, including bats.

María Magdalena Ramírez-Martínez, Will Reeves, Maria Concepción López-Téllez, and Rebeca Selene Miguel-Méndez "Records of Streblidae (Diptera) from Bats in Hueytamalco, Northeastern Puebla, Mexico," Comparative Parasitology 90(1), 39-44, (18 April 2023). https://doi.org/10.1654/COPA-D-22-00014
Published: 18 April 2023
KEYWORDS
bat flies
botanical garden
Chiroptera
Hippoboscoidea
inventory
neotropical
Phyllostomidae
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