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- Title
ECTOPARASITES ASSOCIATED WITH BATS IN NORTHEASTERN TOLIMA, COLOMBIA.
- Authors
del Pilar Tarquino-Carbonell, Andrea; Gutiérrez-Díaz, Karina A.; Galindo-Espinosa, Emma Y.; Reinoso-Flórez, Gladys; Solari, Sergio; Guerrero, Ricardo
- Abstract
This study reports data on the prevalence and mean intensity of ectoparasites associated with bats in northeastern Tolima, Colombia. We captured 140 bats representing 21 species and 5 families. Most individuals represented the Phyllostomidae (84%), and Carollia perspicillata was the most frequently captured species (35%). Parasites were found in 14 of these species (66%), 8 of which (29.28%) were parasitized by Streblidae, 6 (14.28%) by Spinturnicidae, 5 (9.28%) by Macronyssidae, and 5 (7.85%) by Argasidae. Ectoparasites represented 5 families and 24 species; the most abundant was Trichobius joblingi (16.85%), followed by Radffordiella desmodi (11.04%). This research represents the first report on ectoparasites of bats in northern Tolima (Colombia).
- Subjects
HOST-parasite relationships; ECTOPARASITES; BATS
- Publication
Journal of Neotropical Mammalogy / Mastozoologia Neotropical, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 2, p349
- ISSN
0327-9383
- Publication type
Article