title: Bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae, Nycteribiidae) parasitic on bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) at Parque Estadual da Cantareira, São Paulo, Brazil: parasitism rates and host-parasite associations.
abstract: A total of 443 bat flies belonging to the families Nycteribiidae and Strelidae, were collected on 22 species of bats (Molossidae, Phyllostomidae, and Vespertilionidae) from Parque Estadual da Cantareira (São Paulo, Brazil), between January, 2000 and January, 2001. Eighteen new occurrences of bat flies were recorded on Anoura geoffroyi (Anastrebla caudiferae), Glossophaga soricina (A. caudiferae), Sturnira lilium (Trichobius phyllostomae, T. furmani, and Paraeuctenodes similis), Artibeus lituratus (A. caudiferae), A. fimbriatus (Megistopoda proxima), A. obscurus (Metelasmus pseudopterus), Myotis nigricans (M. proxima, M. aranea, Paratrichobius longicrus), M. ruber (Anatrichobius passosi, Joblingia sp.), M. levis (A. passosi), M. albescens (A. passosi, Basilia andersoni), and Histiotus velatus (M. aranea). Seven new occurrences were recorded for the state of São Paulo, increasing the range for T. tiptoni, T. furmani, M. proxima, Aspidoptera falcata, A. caudiferae, A. modestini and B. andersoni. The relationships between parasitism and host sex, reproductive stage, age hyperparasitism by fungi are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Bioestatística, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. patriciabertola@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Patrícia Beloto
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Bertola
authors.forename: Caroline Cotrim
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Aires
authors.forename: Sandra Elisa
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Favorito
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Graciolli
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amaku
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinto-da-Rocha
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction; D012737:Sex Factors