Bat Ectoparasites from the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas, Including Notes from Big Bend National Park

Ectoparasites of 13 species of molossid, mormoopid, and vespertilionid bats from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas were studied, as follows: Antrozous pallidus (LeConte), Corynorhinus townsendii (Cooper), Eptesicus fuscus (Palisot de Beauvois), Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois), Mormoops megalop...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2001-05, Vol.38 (3), p.400-404
Main Authors: Ritzi, C. M., Ammerman, L. K., Dixon, M. T., Richerson, J. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acari
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
bats
Biological and medical sciences
Chiroptera
Chiroptera - parasitology
ectoparasites
Ectoparasitic Infestations - parasitology
Ectoparasitic Infestations - veterinary
Female
Fleas
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hostages
Male
Mammalia
Mite Infestations - parasitology
Mite Infestations - veterinary
National parks
Nycteribiidae
Streblidae
Texas
Vertebrata
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Summary:Ectoparasites of 13 species of molossid, mormoopid, and vespertilionid bats from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas were studied, as follows: Antrozous pallidus (LeConte), Corynorhinus townsendii (Cooper), Eptesicus fuscus (Palisot de Beauvois), Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois), Mormoops megalophylla (Peters), Myotis thysanodes G. S. Miller, Myotis velifer (J. A. Allen), Myotis volans(H. Allen), Myotis yumanensis (H. Allen), Nyctinomops femorosaccus (Merriam), Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray), Pipistrellus hesperus (H. Allen), and Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geof. St.-Hilaire). The bats were netted, examined for ectoparasites and released. Ectoparasites recovered included three species of flea, three species of streblid, three species of nycteribiid, two species of cimicid, two species of tick, and 17 species of mite. New ectoparasite records are given for hosts in seven instances and for the Trans-Pecos region of Texas in three instances.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
0022-2585
DOI:10.1603/0022-2585-38.3.400