Bat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and are also considered to have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus spp. In Romania, past studies mostly focused on the ectoparasitic fauna of cave-dwelling bats, listing the occurrence of 10 bat fly species in the country, with only scarce information on bat flies infesting crevice-roosting bat species. Here we report the occurrence of Basilia italica, a rare nycteribiid species infesting primarily forest-dwelling bats. This is the first country-record for Romania and also represents the easternmost occurrence of this species. Further studies are needed to evaluate the vectorial potential of B. italica.

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罗马尼亚蝙蝠蝇Basilia italica的首次报道

蝙蝠蝇是食血性体外寄生虫，对蝙蝠高度专一，也被认为对某些病原体（如Bartonella spp）具有媒介潜力。或多色嗜铬菌 在罗马尼亚，过去的研究主要集中在穴居蝙蝠的外寄生动物群上，列出了该国10种蝙蝠蝇的发生，而关于蝙蝠蝇的信息很少，它们栖息在缝隙栖息的蝙蝠中。在这里，我们报告了巴西立草（Basilia italica）的发生，这是一种罕见的主要以森林栖居的蝙蝠为生的杀螨灵。这是罗马尼亚的第一个国家记录，也代表该物种的最东端。需要进一步的研究来评估意大利双歧杆菌的载体潜力。