Revision of Noctiliostrebla (Diptera: Streblidae), parasites of bulldog bats (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae: Noctilio)

Author(s)

Correa Alcantara, Daniel Maximo ^[1] ; Graciolli, Gustavo ^[2] ; Nihei, Silvio S. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Programa Posgrad Zool, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, Inst Biociencias, Campo Grande, MS - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4560, n. 3, p. 483-521, FEB 26 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

The Neotropical genus Noctiliostrebla Wenzel (Diptera: Streblidae) is revised after examination of the types of all nominal species, and 11 species are recognized Seven new species are described, and a lectotype is designated for Lipoptena dubia Rudow. Resulting information on species distributions and host records can be summarized as follows: Noctiliostrebla dubia (Rudow) is restricted to the Amazon region and is a parasite of Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus) (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae); Noctiliostrebla traubi Wenzel is restricted to Central America and northern South America, being the only species of the genus parasitizing N. leporinus in Central America; the distribution ranges of N maai Wenzel and N traubi are similar, but the host of N. maai is N. albiventris Desmarest; Noctiliostrebla aitkeni Wenzel is restricted to northern South America and has only been recorded as parasitizing N. leporinus; Noctiliostrebla ecuadorensis sp. n. occurs only in Ecuador, on N albiventris; Noctiliostrebla guerreroi sp. n. has only been recorded from the Amazon region on N. albiventris; Noctiliostrebla falsispina sp. n. is restricted to south-central South America and is a parasite of N leporinus; the distributions of N. lamasi sp. n. and N. falsispina sp. n. are similar, and the two species usually co-occur on N. leporinus; Noctiliostrebla morena sp. n. has a similar distribution to those of N falsispina sp. n. and N lamasi sp. n., but parasitizes N. albiventris; Noctiliostrebla pantaneira sp. n. has a similar distribution to N. morena sp. n. and usually co-occurs with it on N. albiventris; Noctiliostrebla caissara sp. n. is restricted to the southeastern coast of South America and is a parasite of N. leporinus. All species are included in a key and illustrated. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/05131-6 - Taxonomy and cladistic of the genus Noctiliostrebla Wenzel, 1966 (Diptera; Streblidae)
• Grantee: Silvio Shigueo Nihei
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 11/16621-9 - Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the genus Noctiliostrebla Wenzel, 1966 (Diptera; Streblidae)
• Grantee: Daniel Maximo Corrêa de Alcantara
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master