Bat Ectoparasites From Sint Eustatius, Lesser Antilles (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Streblinae; Hemiptera: Polyctenidae)

J Parasitol. 2019 Feb;105(1):45-51.

Abstract

In this paper 4 species of bat ectoparasites are recorded from the island of Sint Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean. One species of true bug (Hemiptera: Polyctenidae) as well as 3 species of bat flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Streblinae) are recorded. All species are photographed. The first DNA barcodes for 3 bat ectoparasite species ( Trichobius frequens, Trichobius intermedius, and Hesperoctenes fumarius) have been posted to the BOLD database; DNA barcode sequences for a fourth species ( Megistopoda aranea) are the first from a Caribbean island.

Keywords: Chiroptera; Dutch Caribbean; Mammals; Northern Leeward Islands.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Chiroptera / parasitology*
  • DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic / veterinary*
  • Diptera / anatomy & histology
  • Diptera / classification*
  • Diptera / genetics
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary*
  • Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
  • Female
  • Hemiptera / anatomy & histology
  • Hemiptera / classification*
  • Hemiptera / genetics
  • Host-Parasite Interactions
  • Male
  • Sequence Alignment / veterinary
  • West Indies

Substances

  • Electron Transport Complex IV