A new species of streblid (Diptera: Streblidae) bat fly in the genus Nycterophilia is described from collections made from Antillean fruit-eating bats, Brachyphylla cavernarum Gray, trapped on St. Kitts in the Caribbean. We describe morphological features that separate this new species from other Nycterophiliinae including Phalconomus puliciformis Wenzel, Nycterophilia coxata Ferris, Nycterophilia fairchildi Wenzel, Nycterophilia mormoopsis Wenzel, Nycterophilia natali Wenzel, and Nycterophilia parnelli Wenzel.
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1 April 2013
A New Species of Nycterophilia (Diptera: Streblidae) from the Antillean Fruit-eating Bat, Brachyphylla cavernarum (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
W.K. Reeves,
A.D. Loftis,
J. Beck
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Journal of Entomological Science
Vol. 48 • No. 2
April 2013
Vol. 48 • No. 2
April 2013
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Nycterophilia
Saint Kitts
Streblidae