
Some Streblidae and Nycteribiidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) from Maracá Island, Roraima, Brazil
2002; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 97; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0074-02762002000100026
ISSN1678-8060
AutoresGustavo Graciolli, Pedro Marcos Linardi,
Tópico(s)Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
ResumoFourteen species in five genera of Streblidae and two species in two genera of Nycteribiidae, collected in Maracá Island, State of Roraima, Brazil are presented with comments on bat hosts and geographical distribution. A total of 42 specimens of Diptera and 17 bats were captured from 1987 to 1988, integrating the "Maracá Project". All species of ectoparasites represent new geographic records for Roraima.
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