We present the first record of Strebla proxima Wenzel, 1976 (Diptera: Streblidae) in Brazil. Our record in Pará state is 2,200 km SE from the nearest record and ends a 41-year hiatus with no records since the original description of the species in Venezuela. The collected specimens (1 male and 1 female) were found parasitizing a female of Peropteryx kappleri Peters, 1867 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae). Host specificity and the reasons for such a temporal gap between records are discussed.
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1 April 2018
First Record of the Bat Ectoparasitic Fly Strebla proxima Wenzel, 1976 (Diptera: Streblidae) from Brazil
Eder Barbier,
Frederico Hintze,
Ana Claudia Jardelino,
Enrico Bernard
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Entomological News
Vol. 127 • No. 4
April 2018
Vol. 127 • No. 4
April 2018