Eighteen lesser mouse-eared bats, Myotis blythii (Tomes 1857) (Vespertilionidae) from Zanjan Province, Iran, were examined for parasites and found to harbor one species of Cestoda, Hymenolepis rhinopomae; one species of Nematoda, Molinostrongylus alatus; one species of Diptera, Penicillidia dufourdi; and one species of mite, Spinturnix andegavinus. Myotis blythii represents a new host record for Hymenolepis rhinopomae, and Iran is a new locality record for Molinostrongylus alatus.
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1 July 2013
Parasites of the Lesser Mouse-Eared Myotis, Myotis blythii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), from Zanjan Province, Northwest Iran
Fatemeh Hemmati,
Elham Rezazadeh,
Bahram Hassanzadeh Kiabi,
Leila Hemmati,
Gholamreza Molavi,
Elham Kazemi Radd,
Charles R. Bursey
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 80 • No. 2
July 2013
Vol. 80 • No. 2
July 2013
Cestoda
Diptera
Hymenolepis rhinopomae
Iran
lesser mouse-eared bat
mite
Molinostrongylus alatus