Nycteribiidae (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) no Sul do Brasil

Abstract

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 21 (4): 971-985, dezembro 2004

Bat flies from the deciduous Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil: Host-parasite relationships and parasitism rates

“…In addition to these biogeographical particularities, the region contains a mosaic of vegetation types (Rambo 2005), increasing its importance for studies focusing on the distributions and relationships between these groups. The few studies on bat ectoparasites in southern Brazil include those of Graciolli and Rui (2001), Graciolli (2004) and Rui and Graciolli (2005) in dense Atlantic Forest, and some commentaries in the studies of Guimarães (1941) and Guimarães and D'Andretta (1956).…”

“…Recent studies have revealed the rates of parasitism (prevalence, intensity or mean abundance of infestation) of some bat fly species on their hosts in different parts of Brazil (Komeno and Linhares 1999, Graciolli and Rui 2001, Bertola et al 2005, Rui and Graciolli 2005, Rios et al 2008 and countries in the Americas (Gannon and Willig 1995 in Puerto Rico;Guerrero 1996 in Peru;ter Hofstede and Fenton 2004 in Belize;Dick et al 2003 in the USA). Only two of these studies (Graciolli andRui 2001, Rui and were carried out in Rio Grande do Sul. In spite of this increased effort, the need for more studies on this question still remains, in order better to understand the ecology of bat fly parasitism.…”

Diet of the fishing bat Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus) (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in a mangrove area of southern Brazil

“…Species of the Streblidae family are common ectoparasites in neotropical bat populations (WENZEL 1976, GUERRERO 1996, MOURA et al 2003, GRACIOLLI 2004. However, there are no records in the literature about the presence of ectoparasites in the feces of N. leporinus.…”

“…Piscivoria; sardinha. GRACIOLLI 2004). However, studies involving the carnivorous or piscivorous species are very limited (NOWAK 1994).…”

Lista das espécies de Hippoboscoidea (Diptera) no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

“…Pela facilidade de captura e de manipulação do hospedeiro e a melhor visualização dos dípteros sobre o corpo de morcegos, vários artigos têm sido publicados sobre a ocorrência de dípteros ectoparasitos de morcegos no Brasil (por exemplo, Dias et al, 2009;Graciolli & Bianconi, 2007;Graciolli et al, 2010;Lourenço & Esbérard, 2011;Aguiar & Antonini, 2011). Além disso, artigos recentes sobre a taxonomia dessas famílias de dípteros ectoparasitos de morcegos têm facilitado a identificação dos gêneros e das espécies e despertado o interesse de estudantes e pesquisadores (Dick & Miller, 2010;Graciolli, 2004;Graciolli & Azevedo, 2011;Graciolli & Carvalho, 2001a;2001b;Graciolli & Dick, 2012;Graciolli & Moura, 2005), enquanto importantes contribuições sobre a taxonomia de hipoboscídeos neotropicais são mais escassos (Graciolli & Carvalho, 2003;, sendo os mais importantes publicados a mais 40 anos (Bequaert, 1954;Maa, 1969;Peterson & Maa, 1970), por exemplo.…”