Catalogue of the parasitic insects of the bats of Argentina

Abstract

Taxonomy and distribution of the ectoparasitic insects of bats from Argentina, are reviewed. Seventeen species of Diptera (six of Nycteribiidae and eleven of Streblidae), six species of Siphonaptera (four of Ischnopsyllidae, one of Pulicidae, and one of Stephanocircidae), and seven species of Hemiptwa (Polyctenidae) are known presently for Argentina. The information was obtained by reviewing the literature and collecting in the field between 1989 and 1998. The specimens collected in the field were compared with the type material deposited at the Field Museum of Natural History (CHNM).En este primer cathlogo de insectos ectoparhsitos de murci6lagos de la Argentina, se ofrece informaci6n sobre taxonomia y distribucihn. Se conocen actualmente en el pais 17 especies de Diptera (seis de Nycteribiidae y once de Streblidae), seis de Siphonaptera (cuatro de Ischnopsyllidae, una de Pulicidae y una de Stephanocircidae) y siete especies de Hemiptera (Polyctenidae). Se consult6 numerosa literatura sobre 10 distintos grupos y se revis6 abundante material obtenido en viajes de campafia realizados desde 1989 a 1998, a numerosas localidades de la Argentina. Se realizaron comparaciones con material tip0 del Field Museum of Natural History (CHNM).