scholarly journals Bat–bat fly interactions in Central Panama: host traits relate to modularity in a highly specialised network

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Hiller ◽  
Maximilian G. R. Vollstädt ◽  
Stefan D. Brändel ◽  
Rachel A. Page ◽  
Marco Tschapka
Keyword(s):  
Bat Fly ◽  
Central Panama

Specialization and Modularity of a Bat Fly Antagonistic Ecological Network in a Dry Tropical Forest in Northern Colombia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrián A. Durán ◽  
Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez ◽  
Gustavo Graciolli ◽  
Laura C. Peinado
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Ecological Network ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Bat Fly

OBSERVATIONS OF PREDATION EVENTS AT BIRD NESTS IN CENTRAL PANAMA

2001 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Douglas Robinson ◽  
Tara Rodden Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Central Panama

Goo-Eaters: Diets of the Neotropical Snakes Dipsas and Sibon in Central Panama

Copeia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie M. Ray ◽  
Chad E. Montgomery ◽  
Heidi K. Mahon ◽  
Alan H. Savitzky ◽  
Karen R. Lips
Keyword(s):  
Central Panama

Seasonal variation of bat-flies (Diptera: Streblidae) in four bat species from a tropical dry forest

Mammalia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria B. Salinas-Ramos ◽  
Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón ◽  
Andrea Rebollo-Hernández ◽  
L. Gerardo Herrera-M
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Bat Flies ◽  
Host Parasite Interactions ◽  
Dry Seasons ◽  
Bat Fly ◽  
Host Parasite ◽  
Wet And Dry Seasons

AbstractSeasonality of climate promotes differences in abundance and species composition of parasites, affecting host-parasite interactions. Studies have reported seasonal variation in bat-flies, which are obligate bat ectoparasites. We characterized the bat-fly load of three insectivores [Pteronotus davyi(Gray),Pteronotus parnellii(Gray) andPteronotus personatus(Wagner)] and one nectarivorous [Leptonycteris yerbabuenae(Martínez and Villa-R.)] bat species in a tropical dry forest to test the existence of seasonality in response to the availability of resources during the wet and dry seasons. We collected 3710 bat-fly specimens belonging to six species and two genera from 497 bats. Most of the ectoparasite load parameters examined (mean abundance, mean intensity, richness, etc.), including comparisons among reproductive conditions and sex of the host, were similar in both seasons. Prevalence was the parameter that varied the most between seasons. The six bat-fly species were found in all bat species exceptP. personatus. The latter species andL. yerbabuenaehad four and five bat-fly species in the wet and dry seasons, respectively. This study provides significant information of ectoparasites ecology in relation to seasonality, contributes to the understanding of host-parasite relationships in tropical dry forests and discusses the relevance of the abiotic and biotic factors that could impact host-parasite interactions.

scholarly journals Chromosome-Scale Assembly of the Complete Genome Sequence of Porcisia hertigi, Isolate C119, Strain LV43

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (41) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatim Almutairi ◽  
Michael D. Urbaniak ◽  
Michelle D. Bates ◽  
Waleed S. Al-Salem ◽  
Rod J. Dillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Complete Genome Sequence ◽  
Complete Genome ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Read ◽  
Central Panama

Porcisia hertigi is a parasitic kinetoplastid first isolated from porcupines ( Coendou rothschildi ) in central Panama in 1965. We present the complete genome sequence of P. hertigi , isolate C119, strain LV43, sequenced using combined short- and long-read technologies. This complete genome sequence will contribute to our knowledge of the parasitic genus Porcisia .

scholarly journals Ascodipteron sanmingensis sp. nov., a new bat fly (Hippoboscidae: streblid grade) from Fujian, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoran Sun ◽  
Liang Ding ◽  
Liping Yan ◽  
Thomas Pape ◽  
Dong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Cytb Gene ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Eastern Hemisphere ◽  
Attachment Sites ◽  
The World ◽  
Bat Fly ◽  
A New Species

The bat fly genus Ascodipteron Adensamer, 1896 currently contains 15 species, all of which occur in tropical and subtropical areas of the Eastern Hemisphere. A new species of endoparasitic bat fly, Ascodipteron sanmingensis sp. nov., was collected from the Great Himalayan Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1853), during ecological studies on bats in Fujian, China. A new species, Ascodipteron sanmingensis sp. nov., is described, based on dealate neosomic females and is supported by molecular data from a 368 bp fragment of the cytochrome B (Cytb) gene. Habitus and diagnostic details, as well as the attachment sites on the host, are documented with photographs. A detailed comparison of the new species with related species is provided and the new species is accommodated in the most recent key to the world species of Ascodipteron.

scholarly journals Hyperparasitism in caves: bats, bat flies and ectoparasitic fungus

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrine Jensen ◽  
Luísa Rodrigues ◽  
Thomas Pape ◽  
Anders Garm ◽  
Sergi Santamaria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Entire Life ◽  
Bat Flies ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Bat Fly ◽  
Peculiar Case

Bat flies (Nycteribiidae) of the order Diptera are highly specialized bloodsucking ectoparasites living on bats. The life-cycle of the bat flies emphasizes their obligate relationship with their hosts as they spend almost their entire life on bats. Upon mating, the female bat fly carries the larvae internally until the 3rd-instar when it deposits the larvae on the ceiling of the roost occupied by bats. The larvae then form a puparium. After 3-4 weeks the adult bat fly emerges from the puparium and starts searching for a host bat to colonize. Some of these ectoparasitic bat flies themselves are infected with an ectoparasitic fungus of the genus Arthrorhynchus (Laboulbeniales). Ascospores of the fungi attach themselves to the cuticle of the bat fly and develop a very conspicuous haustorium that penetrates into the soft tissues from where it presumably extract nutrition from the hemolymph of the bat flies. This interaction converts the fungus into a hyperparasite. Both the parasite and hyperparasite are obligates and cannot live separate from their hosts. This peculiar case of hyperparasitism remains highly unknown. The bat flies were collected in caves of Portugal, in maternity and hibernation bat seasons, and in the autumn migration period. The most common species of cave-dwelling bat species in Portugal is Miniopterus schreibersii, frequently parasitized with Nycteribia schmidlii and Penicillidia conspicua bat flies. We have studied the prevalence of the Laboulbeniales of the genus Arthrorhynchus in natural populations of bat flies. The site and position of the fungus on male and female bat flies unveils the mechanism of fungal transmission among bat flies, indicating that it occurs during mating behavior. This study is the starting point towards the understanding of this unique case of fungus-insect-vertebrate hyperparasitism interaction. See Suppl. material 1.

scholarly journals Amblyomma tapirellum  (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from tropical forest canopy

F1000Research ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Jose R Loaiza ◽  
Matthew J Miller ◽  
Eldredge Bermingham ◽  
Oris I Sanjur ◽  
Patrick A Jansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Barro Colorado Island ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Ecological Relationship ◽  
Questing Ticks ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Central Panama ◽  
Tropical Forest Canopy

Free-ranging ticks are widely known to be restricted to the ground level of vegetation. Here, we document the capture of the tick species Amblyomma tapirellum in light traps placed in the forest canopy of Barro Colorado Island, central Panama. A total of forty eight adults and three nymphs were removed from carbon dioxide–octenol baited CDC light traps suspended 20 meters above the ground during surveys for forest canopy mosquitoes. To our knowledge, this represents the first report of questing ticks from the canopy of tropical forests. Our finding suggests a novel ecological relationship between A. tapirellum and arboreal mammals, perhaps monkeys that come to the ground to drink or to feed on fallen fruits.

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