title: Checklist of host associations of European bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae, Streblidae).
abstract: Bat flies are obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites of bats. They are divided into two families: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae. Europe has 17 species of bat flies and 45 species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). This checklist is based on both published records and our own field data and provides updated information on all associations between bat flies and their hosts in Europe. The host-parasite association between Basilia italica Theodor and Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus) is reported for the first time. Moreover, our records of B. italica on Myotis alcathoe Helversen & Heller, B. nana Theodor & Moscona on Plecotus auritus, Nycteribia kolenatii Theodor & Moscona on M. bechsteinii (Kuhl) and Penicillidia dufourii (Westwood) on M. daubentonii (Kuhl) represent new host associations for Hungary.
authors.affiliation: University of Debrecen, Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, Egyetem tér 1., H-4032, Debrecen, Hungary University of Lausanne, Department of Ecology and Evolution, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland Museum of Zoology, Palais de Rumine, Place de la Riponne 6, CH-1014, Lausanne, Switzerland. tamaraszentivanyi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szentiványi
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Estók
authors.forename: Mihály
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Földvári
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D057189:Checklist; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male
keywords: Diptera, ectoparasites, host associations, parasite specificity, Pupipara