Batflies Parasitic on Some Phyllostomid Bats in Southeastern Brazil: Parasitism Rates and Host-parasite Relationships

Komeno, Carlos Alberto Kiyoshi; Linhares, Arício Xavier

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“…The component community of bat flies on S. lilium in Serra da Bodoquena does not differ from other localities in the Cerrado region (Komeno & Linhares 1999, Graciolli & Aguiar 2002, Graciolli et al 2006a), but in the Atlantic Forest region this bat is parasitized by the endemic fly Trichobius phyllostomae (Bertola et al 2005, Rui & Graciolli 2005, Graciolli & Bianconi 2007, in addition to M. proxima and A. falcata, which are also found in the Cerrado region.…”

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“…In other localities in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest regions, P. lineatus appears to be infested only by Paratrichobius longicrus (Komeno & Linhares 1999, Azevedo & Linardi 2002, Bertola et al 2005, Graciolli et al 2010). In reality, P. longicrus is a species complex that is found on the bat genera Artibeus, Uroderma and Platyrrhinus.…”

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“…In Minas Gerais, Komeno and Linhares (1999) only found M. aranea, and in Goiás, Graciolli and Aguiar (2002) found A. phyllostomatis and M. aranea streblids on the bat A. planirostris. These streblid species were also recorded on A. planirostris in two additional localities of the Cerrado region in MS (Graciolli et al 2006a); M. aranea was also found on A. planirostris in the Atlantic Forest region .…”

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“…However, there are only two studies that describe quantitative parasitological indices for the streblid communities in the Cerrado region (Coimbra et al 1984, Komeno & Linhares 1999. Such studies have often been conducted in the Atlantic Forest region ) and a few published surveys are available for other Brazilian regions, such as the Caatinga and Amazonia regions (Rios et al 2008, Dias et al 2009.…”

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Bat flies on phyllostomid hosts in the Cerrado region: component community, prevalence and intensity of parasitism

Eriksson¹,

Graciolli

Fischer

2011

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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Streblidae flies are specialised parasites of bat hosts, mainly phyllostomids. There is a high richness of streblids in the savannah-like Cerrado region; however, there is little quantitative data available in parasitological indices. Here, we describe the component community, prevalence and intensity of a streblid infestation on a phyllostomid bat assemblage in Serra da Bodoquena, a Cerrado region in Southwest Brazil. We conducted surveys by capturing and inspecting bat hosts during the seven-month period between October 2004-December 2005. All the ectoparasites found on the bats were collected in the field and then counted and identified in the laboratory. We captured 327 bats belonging to 13 species, of which eight species were parasitized by 17 species of streblids. Carollia perspicillata and Glossophaga soricina were infested with seven streblid species, whereas the other bat species were infested with four or fewer streblid species. Megistopoda proxima and Aspidoptera falcata flies were found on Sturnira lilium, and Trichobius joblingi was the most prevalent fly on C. perspicillata. Megistopoda aranea and Aspidoptera phyllostomatis were highly prevalent and had a high intensity of infestation on Artibeus planirostris. Overall comparisons of the available data suggest that the component communities of streblids vary more between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest phytogeographical regions than between localities within the same phytogeographical region

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Bat flies on phyllostomid hosts in the Cerrado region: component community, prevalence and intensity of parasitism

Eriksson¹,

Graciolli

Fischer

2011

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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“…KOMENO & LINHARES (1999) Com relação à razão sexual dos ectoparasitos, três espé-cies apresentaram maior número de machos, três tiveram razão sexual igual e apenas para T. phyllostomae foi coletado um maior número de fêmeas. OVERAL (1980) não observou diferença na emergência de machos e fêmeas de M. aranea.…”

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Moscas ectoparasitas (Diptera, Streblidae) de morcegos (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) no sul do Brasil: associações hospedeiros-parasitos e taxas de infestação

Rui

Graciolli

2005

Rev. Bras. Zool.

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As associações hospedeiros-parasitos e as taxas de infestação de dípteros ectoparasitos da família Streblidae foram estudadas em morcegos da família Phyllostomidae na Floresta Atlântica no extremo sul do Brasil. Para as espécies mais abundantes de filostomídeos, foi examinado se há diferenças nos valores de prevalência e intensidade média dos ectoparasitos nas diferentes estações do ano e conforme sexo e idade do hospedeiro. Em quatro espécies de filostomídeos (Anoura caudifera (E. Geoffroy, 1818), Artibeus fimbriatus Gray, 1838, Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) e Sturnira lilium E. Geoffroy, 1810) foram coletados 118 indivíduos de sete espécies de Streblidae (Anastrebla caudiferae Wenzel, 1976, Megistopoda aranea (Coquillett, 1899), Megistopoda proxima (Séguy, 1926), Metelasmus pseudopterus Coquillett, 1907, Paratrichobius longicrus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907), Trichobius phyllostomae Kessel, 1925 e Trichobius tiptoni Wenzel, 1976). Para A. lituratus, A. fimbriatus e S. lilium, as taxas de infestação foram baixas e houve uma tendência à infestação ser maior no verão e outono, fato provavelmente relacionado à sazonalidade de temperatura na região, que afeta as taxas reprodutivas e a mortalidade dos ectoparasitos. A infestação por P. longicrus em A. lituratus não foi afetada pelo sexo e idade do hospedeiro. Para S. lilium, a infestação por M. proxima não foi afetada por sexo e idade do hospedeiro, com exceção da maior prevalência de ectoparasitos em indivíduos jovens. Os dados indicam que não existem diferenças comportamentais ligadas a sexo e idade do hospedeiro que favoreçam ou comprometam a infestação por Streblidae nestas espécies de morcegos filostomídeos.

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Macroparasites of Microchiroptera: Bat Ectoparasites of Central and South America

Frank

Münster

Schulze

et al. 2013

Bats (Chiroptera) as Vectors of Diseases and Parasites

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The highest density of bat species in the world is reached in South and Central America. Representatives of nine families occur in this gigantic region between the southern part of the continental twin and the land bridge to North America. They display a high degree of ecological variance: exemplified by species with extensive or endemic distributions, specialist and generalist feeding habits, colonial and solitary roosting, and those that are migratory or permanently resident. However, they are all exposed to the deleterious effects of parasites. In terms of the number of species and higher taxa, the diversity of parasites considerably exceeds that of their hosts. A total of 172 bat species of 9 families as hosts and 273 ectoparasite species are summarised in this review. We included data from 20 South and Central American countries. Of foremost importance are Diptera of the families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae with 187 different species. For the last mentioned family, we recorded more than 61 % of the worldwide known species. Further, fleas (Siphonaptera) (8 species), bugs (Hemiptera) (4 species) and Arachnida of the orders Ixodida and Mesostigmata (74 species) are also represented. The large numbers of species, like Basilia carteri, belong to the two families of Diptera, which parasitise only on bats. Together with their high degree of specialisation, it is an indication for their high rate of adaptation. Investigations on the parasite fauna of bats have been conducted in the named areas with different frequency and intensity. This chapter contains a reference list of the bats that have been scientifically studied in South and Central America so far, with respect to their associated parasites. We

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Batflies Parasitic on Some Phyllostomid Bats in Southeastern Brazil: Parasitism Rates and Host-parasite Relationships

Cited by 84 publications

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Bat flies on phyllostomid hosts in the Cerrado region: component community, prevalence and intensity of parasitism

Bat flies on phyllostomid hosts in the Cerrado region: component community, prevalence and intensity of parasitism

Moscas ectoparasitas (Diptera, Streblidae) de morcegos (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) no sul do Brasil: associações hospedeiros-parasitos e taxas de infestação

Macroparasites of Microchiroptera: Bat Ectoparasites of Central and South America

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