Metelasmus pseudopterus Coquillett, 1907: 292
Ectoparasite insects of bats from the fields and weedlands eco-region of Argentina
Autino, Analía Gladys
Idoeta, Fabricio Miguel
Claps, Guillermo Luis
Barquez, Rubén Marcos
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
2020
2020-12-11
60
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6RDK3
Coquillett, 1907
Coquillett
1907
[933,1429,1370,1395]
Insecta
Hippoboscidae
Metelasmus
Animalia
Diptera
2
3
Arthropoda
species
pseudopterus
Metelasmus pseudopterus Coquillett, 1907: 292.
Material examined: Misiones: Estancia Prates, Barra Concepción, 28°05′S, 55°32′W, 25.iii. 2011, 1 ♀( CMLA 717) and 1 ♂( CMLA 718) on Artibeus fimbriatus ♀( FMI 271); 26.iii.2011, 3 ♂( CMLA 711, 712, 713) on A. fimbriatus ♀( FMI 272); Reserva Ecológica Tupá Puojhá(Fachinal), 27°37′S, 55°43′W, 21.xi.2010, 1 ♀( CMLA 714), 2 ♂( CMLA 715, 716) on Eptesicus furinalis ♀( FMI 230). Identification: Metalasmus pseudopterusis easily recognizable by its bell-shaped head with a comb of closely spaced thick spines (ctenidium) along the posterior ventral margins. The ctenidium, consisting of numerous spines, extends dorsoventrally on the posterior margin of the head; broad scales (remiform scale) are present on the side of the head behind the ctenidium; and the wings are brachypterous, almost oval shaped, with only four longitudinal veins. Female: tergite VII with one pair of setae. Male: gonopod shorter; rapidly narrowing toward the hooked apex ( Guerrero, 1996; Autino et al.,1999; Graciolli & Carvalho, 2001).
Comments:This species parasitizes widely on bats of the family Phyllostomidae, although it has been cited for Emballonuridaeon Peropteryx macrotis(Wagner, 1843)and for Vespertilionidaeon Myotis nigricans(Schinz, 1821) (Vespertilionidae)( Graciolli & Carvalho, 2001). In northern Argentina,it has been recorded on Artibeus fimbriatus(Misiones)(Claps et al.,2000; Autino et al.,2009) and A. planirostris( Jujuy, Saltaand Tucumán) (Autino et al.,1999, 2009).
2011-03-25
CMLA, FMI
-28.083334
Barra
1233
-55.533333
Estancia Prates
2
3
CMLA 717, CMLA 718, FMI 271
3
2
1
Misiones
2011-03-26
CMLA, FMI
2
3
CMLA 711, 712, 713, FMI 272
4
1
3
Misiones
2010-11-21
CMLA, FMI
-27.616667
Reserva Ecologica Tupa Puojha
1236
-55.716667
2
3
CMLA 714, CMLA 715, 716, FMI 230
4
2
2
Misiones