The checklist presents 100 ectoparasite species infecting 69 bat species, indicating diverse ecological interactions.
A checklist of insects (Arthropoda: Hexapoda: Insecta) that parasitize Mexican bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) is presented: a total of 100 species grouped in 6 families and 3 orders are registered; these are recorded to infect a total of 69 species of bats in the country. The parasites are bat-flies of the families Nycteribiidae (10 species) and Streblidae (74 species) (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea), bat-bugs of the families Cimicidae (4 species) and Polyctenidae (1 species) (Hemiptera: Cimicoidea), bat-fleas of the family Ischnopsyllidae (10 species), and a chiggerflea of the family Tungidae (1 species) (Siphonaptera: Ceratophylloidea and Pulicoidea).
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