Ectoparasites of Bats in Mongolia (Ischnopsyllidae, Nycteribiidae, Cimicidae and Spinturnicidae)

Authors

Ingo Sceffler, University of PotsdamFollow
Dietrich Dolch, Land Specialist Committee for Mammalogy, Brandenburg-BerlinFollow
Jargalsaikhan Ariunbold, Mongolian State University of Education
Nyamsuren Batsajchan, National University of MongoliaFollow
Andreas Abraham, University of Potsdam
Klaus Thiele, Elstal, Germany

Date of this Version

2010

Document Type

Article

Citation

Erforschung biologischer Ressourcen der Mongolei (2010) band 11: 367-381.

Ergebnisse der Mongolisch-Deutschen Biologischen Expeditionen seit 1962, Nr. 304.

Comments

Copyright 2010, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg, Halle (Saale). Used by permission.

Abstract

For large parts of the world, the knowledge of bat ectoparasites is still scanty. Regarding Mongolia, only few studies exist to date. This paper analyzes results from extensive captures between 2005-2008, carried out in different sites of Mongolia. Discussed ectoparasites include bat fleas, (Ischnopsyllidae), bat flies (Nycteribiidae), and bat bugs (Cimicidae) and spinturnicid mites (Spinturnicidae). A number of species found in this study were new records for Mongolia, and for many species additional sites were reported. For some bat species, the spectrum and frequency of larger ectoparasites could be determined for the first time.