Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from mount makiling, Luzon Island: New host and distribution records, with a checklist of species found in the Philippines

Issue Date

1-2015

Abstract

Our survey in Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, Luzon Island, Philippines from April to May 2011 revealed new host records of bat fly species (Diptera: Nycteribiidae), including: Eucampsipoda philippinensis Ferris, Cyclopodia garrula Maa, C. horsfieldi de Mejeire, Phthiridium brachyacantha (Theodor) and Penicillidia acuminata Theodor. We also report C. garrula as a new record for Luzon Island. A checklist of the species known from the Philippines with the known distribution and bat host species was also provided.

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Volume

11

Issue

1

Page

1509

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subject

Bat fly, Bats, Mount makiling, Nycteribiidae, Philippines

Identifier

doi:10.15560/15.1.1509.

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yes

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