A report of ectoparasites on cave nectar bat (Eonycteris spelaea) among cave-dwelling in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Authors : Siti Rabiatul Fajri; Ibnu Maryanto; Sucika Armiani; Akhmad Sukri
article cite 2 Year 2022
source: PubMed
Abstract

Studies were conducted from March to August 2021 in 4 caves located in Lombok Island (Gunung Tunak cave, Gale-Gale cave, Buwun cave, and Tanjung Ringgit cave). Eonycteris spelaea was infested with 7 species of ectoparasites consisting of 4 species from the class Insecta (Diptera: Eucampsipoda sundaica and Cyclopodia horsfieldii, and Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllus hexactenus and Thaumapsylla breviceps), and 3 species from the class Arachnida (Amblyomma sp., Ancystropus sp, and Meristaspis sp.).


Concepts :
Amphibian and Reptile Biology
Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
article cite 2 Year 2022 source PubMed
Access to Document
10.17420/ap6804.492
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Life below water
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