Nycteribiidae
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Nycteribiidae
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Nycteribiidae of the true fly superfamily Hippoboscoidea are known as "bat flies", together with their close relatives the Streblidae. As the latter do not seem to be a monophyletic group, it is conceivable to unite all bat flies in a single family.[1]
They are flattened, spiderlike flies without eyes or wings, and are seldom encountered by general collectors, as they almost never leave the bodies of their hosts. Both males and females take blood meals, thus they qualify as real parasites. Most species are highly host-specific. The family is primarily found in the Old World tropics; a few of the 274[2] known species occur in the Neotropics and in Europe.
Genera
- Subfamily Archinycteribiinae Maa, 1975
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- Archinycteribia Speiser, 1901
- Subfamily Cyclopodiinae Maa, 1965
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- Cyclopodia Kolenati, 1863
- Dipseliopoda Theodor, 1955
- Eucampsipoda Kolenati, 1857
- Leptocyclopodia Theodor, 1959
- Subfamily Nycteribiinae Westwood, 1835
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- Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 1903
- Hershkovitzia Guimarães & d'Andretta, 1956
- Nycteribia Latreille, 1796
- Penicillidia Kolenati, 1863
- Phthiridium Hermann, 1804
- Stereomyia Theodor, 1967[2]
References
Further reading
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External links
- Diptera.info Images
- Nycteribiidae page at British Insects: Diptera Families (Contains links to illustrations)
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