Bat fly

Bat flies are members of the insect order Diptera, the true flies, which are external parasites of bats. Two families of flies are exclusively bat flies: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae.[1] Bat flies have a cosmopolitan distribution, meaning that they are found around the world.[2] Nycteribiidae and Streblidae are members of the superfamily Hippoboscoidea, along with the families Hippoboscidae and Glossinidae.[3]

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  2. ^ Morse, Solon F.; Olival, Kevin J.; Kosoy, Michael; Billeter, Sarah; Patterson, Bruce D.; Dick, Carl W.; Dittmar, Katharina (2012). "Global distribution and genetic diversity of Bartonella in bat flies (Hippoboscoidea, Streblidae, Nycteribiidae)". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 12 (8): 1717–1723. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2012.06.009. PMID 22771358.
  3. ^ Dick, Carl W. (2016). "Streblidae (Bat Flies)". Encyclopedia of Parasitology. pp. 2561–2564. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_3463. ISBN 978-3-662-43977-7.