Open AccessGeographical distribution of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae), including two new records, Nycteribia allotopa and N. formosana , collected from bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae) in the Republic of Korea
Author(s) -
Kim Heung Chul,
Han Sang Hoon,
Dick Carl W.,
Choi Yong Gun,
Chong Sung Tae,
Klein Terry A.,
Rueda Leopoldo M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of vector ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.688
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1948-7134
pISSN - 1081-1710
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00235.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , cave , ecology
As part of the 65 th Medical Brigade, U.S. Army, arthropod‐borne disease surveillance program and in collaboration with the Korea National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), bats were captured from caves and abandoned mines in the Republic of Korea. A total of 39 adult bat flies including five species of Nycteribiidae [ Penicillidia jenynsii , Nycteribia parvula , N. formosana , N. allotopa mikado , and an unidentified species of Nycteribia ( N . cf. formosana )], and one species of Streblidae, Brachytarsina kanoi, were collected from bats belonging to two families, Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae. This is the first report of N. allotopa mikado and N. formosana from the Republic of Korea.