Chiropteran-parasite

Guides

• Basilia forcipata

  Basilia forcipata is a species of bat fly in the family Nycteribiidae, described by Ferris in 1924. As with other members of the genus Basilia, this species is an obligate ectoparasite of bats. The species is part of a poorly studied but diverse group of dipteran parasites specialized for life on chiropteran hosts.

  bat-flyectoparasiteNycteribiidaeBasiliachiropteran-parasiteDiptera