Nycteribiidae is a family of the true fly superfamily Hippoboscoidea. Together with their close relatives the Streblidae , they are known as " bat flies ". As the latter do not seem to be a monophyletic group, it is conceivable that bat flies cannot be united into a single family .

A parasitic lifestyle has caused some bat fly species to permanently lose their wings through evolution. Other bat flies have wings but shed them when they find a host. There are some species that retain theirs, however, they don't have great aerial agility and rely on their bat hosts for most of their air travel.

2019年4月23日 · Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are obligate, hematophagous ectoparasites of bats consisting of ~500 described species. Diverse parasitic organisms have been detected in bat flies including bacteria, blood parasites, fungi, and viruses, which suggest their vectorial potential.

Bat flies are members of the insect order Diptera, the true flies, which are external parasites of bats. Two families of flies are exclusively bat flies: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae. [1] Bat flies have a cosmopolitan distribution, meaning that they are found around the world. [2]

2019年4月24日 · Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are obligate, hematophagous ectoparasites of bats consisting of ~500 described species. Diverse parasitic organisms have been detected in...

2018年9月1日 · Bats are parasitized by numerous lineages of arthropods, of which bat flies (Diptera, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are the most conspicuous. Bat flies themselves can be parasitized by Laboulbeniales, fungal biotrophs of arthropods. This is known as hyperparasitism, a severely understudied phenomenon.

2019年4月24日 · Diverse parasitic organisms have been detected in bat flies including bacteria, blood parasites, fungi, and viruses, which suggest their vectorial potential. We discuss the ecological epidemiology of microparasites, their potential physiological effects on both bats and bat flies, and potential research perspectives in the domain of bat pathogens.

Three genera of Laboulbeniales occur on bat flies: Arthrorhynchus on Nycteribiidae, Gloeandromyces and Nycteromyces on Streblidae. In this review we introduce the parasitic partners in this tripartite system and discuss their diversity, ecology, and specificity patterns, alongside some important life history traits.

2015年1月1日 · Nycteribiidae, or bat flies, is a small family of Diptera that are exclusively ectoparasitic upon bats. The Nycteribiidae, along with three other fly families (Streblidae, Hippoboscidae, and Glossinidae), are members of the calyptrate superfamily Hippoboscoidea.

2022年4月7日 · One of these scientists is Kelly Speer, a microbiologist at the National Museum of Natural History who studies bat flies, a group of highly-specialized parasites that cling...