Published December 25, 2022 | Version v1
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First Report of the Bat Ectoparasite Fauna on Siargao Island, Philippines

  • 1. Biodiversity Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nangang District, Taipei 11529, Taiwan; School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University- Gongguan Campus, Wenshan District, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
  • 2. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 290 MLBM, P.O. Box 20200, Provo, Utah 84602-0200, U.S.A.

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We provide a preliminary account of the bat ectoparasite fauna of Siargao Island, Philippines. Three bat fly species are recorded in this study, representing the genera Brachytarsina Macquart, Eucampsipoda Kolenati, and Megastrebla Maa. There was no published work on Siargao Island bat flies before this study. Thus, this report represents the first published documentation of bat flies in Siargao Island, Philippines.

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