Helminths of Bats Collected in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma

Sixty-five bats representing five, genera and eight species were examined for helminth parasites. Among the parasites collected were: (Trematoda) Plagiorchis micracanthos, P. vespertilionis, Allassogonoporus marginalis, Prosthodendrium longiforme, P. swansoni, Acanthatrium spp., Dicrocoelium rileyi, Urotrema scabridum; (Cestoda) Vampirolepis christensoni, V. roudabushi, V. gertschi; (Nematoda) Capillaria palmata, Allantoshius travassosi, A. nycticejus, Molinostrongylus delicatus. The distribution of 9 of the 15 species of helminths was extended to Kansas, Nebraska, or Oklahoma with 10 new host records. The incidence of infection with helminths in bats of different sexes and species is discussed. Intensities of infection were low in spring and peaked in the fall.