Aspidoptera phyllostomatis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Hippoboscidae
- Genus: Aspidoptera
- Species: Aspidoptera phyllostomatis
Ecology and Parasitism
Aspidoptera phyllostomatis is a bat fly that parasitizes the phyllostomid bat Artibeus planirostris.[2] Research conducted in the Cerrado region of Southwest Brazil has documented high prevalence and intensity of infestation by this species on its host.[2]
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, Aspidoptera phyllostomatis exhibits the characteristic morphology of a bat fly, adapted for a parasitic lifestyle on its host.[1] The body is dorsoventrally flattened, a common trait among hippoboscids that facilitates movement through the fur of the host.[1] The specimens display robust legs equipped with claws, which are specialized for clinging to the host's hair.[1]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Hippoboscidae / Aspidoptera / phyllostomatis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Alan Eriksson; Gustavo Graciolli; Erich Arnold Fischer. Bat flies on phyllostomid hosts in the Cerrado region: component community, prevalence and intensity of parasitism. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02762011000300004.