Negm Mohamed W, Fakeer Mahmoud M
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2014 Apr;44(1):25-32. doi: 10.12816/0006443.
Faunistic information about bat mites in Egypt is scarce. Collection records of parasitic mites, Meristaspis lateralis (Kolenati, 1856) (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae), are reported from the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810) (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Assiut Governorate, Egypt. Seven species of bat mites are recognized from Egypt to date. A host-parasite checklist and an identification key to these species are presented.
关于埃及蝙蝠螨类区系的信息很少。本文报道了在埃及阿斯尤特省,从埃及果蝠(Rousettus aegyptiacus, Geoffroy, 1810)(哺乳纲:翼手目)采集到寄生螨类——侧缘梅氏螨(Meristaspis lateralis, Kolenati, 1856)(中气门目:蝠螨科)的记录。迄今为止,埃及已识别出七种蝙蝠螨。本文列出了这些物种的宿主-寄生虫清单及鉴定检索表。