The Batflies (Streblidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Tanza Crouch

Department of Entmology & Arachnology, Durban Natural Science Museum, P O Box 4085, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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CONTENTS

Introduction

Checklist

Nycteriboscinae

Ascodipterinae

References

INTRODUCTION

This list of Streblidae has been compiled from the literature. It is not a taxonomic work. However, I have attempted to include current names of both the parasites and the bats. The sources from which the host lists are compiled are (1) Zumpt (1966) and (2) de Faveaux (1984). Information about the flies can be found at

The Diptera page of The Tree of Life

Family: STREBLIDAE

Subfamily: NYCTERIBOSCINAE

1. Genus: BRACHYTARSINA Macquart, 1851
   1. B. africana (Walker, 1849)

      Host bats: Rhinolophus blasii (1,2), R. capensis (1,2), R. clivosus (1,2), R. darlingi (1,2), R. deckenii (1), R. denti (2), R. eloquens (1), R. fumigatus (2), R. hildebrandti (1,2), R. landeri (1,2), R. simulator (1,2), R. swinnyi (2), Hipposideros caffer (1,2), H. commersoni (2), Rousettus aegyptiacus (1,2), Miniopterus inflatus (2), M. schreibersi (2), Rhinopoma microphyllum (2).
      Distribution: Cape to Sudan and from Somaliland and Yemen to Sierra Leone.

   2. B. alluaudi (Falcoz, 1923)

      Host bats: Rhinopoma sp. (1), Rousettus aegyptiacus (1,2), Taphozous hildegardeae (1,2), Thaphozous sp. (1), Saccolaimus peli (2), T. perforatus (2), Hipposideros caffer (1,2), H. commersoni (2).
      Distribution: The Mediterranean, Africa south of the Sahara (Katanga, Kenya, Tanzania, Bechuanaland).

   3. B. aspera Maa, 1968

      Host bats: Rhinolophus denti (2), Miniopterus schreibersi (2), R. hildebranti (2), R. landeri (2), Triaenops persicus (2), Hipposideros caffer (2).
      Distribution: Botswana, Mozambique.

   4. B. emersoni Maa, 1968

      Host bats: Hipposideros commersoni (2).
      Distribution: Botswana.

   5. B. longiarista (Jobling, 1949)

      Host bats: Hipposideros caffer (1,2), Miniopterus inflatus (2), Triaenops persicus (2).
      Distribution: Sierra Leone, Congo, Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia.

   
   
2. Genus: MEGASTREBLA
   1. M. bequaerti (Jobling, 1936)

      Host bats: Rousettus aegyptiacus (1,2), R. lanosus (2).
      Distribution: Tanzania, Kenya.

   
   
3. Genus: RAYMONDIA Frauenfeld, 1856
   1. R. alulata Speiser, 1908

      Host bats: Nycteris thebaica (1,2), Rhinolophus blasii (2), R. swinnyi (2), Rhinolophus sp. (2), Hipposideros caffer (2), Nycteris hispida (2), N. macrotis (2), Cleotis percivali (2).
      Distribution: Cape northwards to the Kaokoveld in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, Congo, Malawi and Somalia.

   2. R. allisoni Theodor, 1968

      Host bats: Rhinolophus alcyone (2), Hipposideros caffer (2).
      Distribution: Ghana.

   3. R. brachyphysa Jobling, 1956

      Host bats: Hipposideros cyclops (1,2).
      Distribution: Ivory Coast.

   4. R. boquieni Vermeil, 1965

      Host bats: Rhinolophus landeri (2), Rhinolophus sp. (2).
      Distribution: Congo.

   5. R. huberi Frauenfeld,1855

      Host bats: Triaenops persicus (1,2), Asellia tridens (1,2), Hipposideros caffer (1,2), H. commersoni (2), Coleura afra (1,2), Miniopterus inflatus (1), M. schreibersi (2), Nycteris thebaica (2), Cardioderma cor (2).
      Distribution: Northern Africa southwards to Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.

   6. R. intermedia Jobling, 1936

      Host bats: Rhinolophus landeri (1,2), R. hildebrandti (1,2), R. eloquens (1), R. clivosus (2), R. fumigatus (2), Rhinolophus sp. (2), Miniopterus inflatus (2), Eptesicus tenuipinnis (1,2), Hipposideros cyclops (1,2), H. caffer (2).
      Distribution: Widely distributed over tropical Africa (Congo, Kenya).

   7. R. pagodarum Speiser, 1900

      Host bats: Hipposideros caffer (2).
      Distribution: Uganda.

   8. R. planiceps Jobling, 1930

      Host bats: Cardioderma cor (1,2), Nycteria thebaica (1,2), Lavia frons (2).
      Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania and the former Transvaal in South Africa.

   9. R. scopigera Jobling, 1954

      Host bats: Nycteris macrotis (1,2).
      Distribution: Cameroon, Senegal, Sierra Leone.

   10. R. seminuda Jobling, 1954

       Host bats: Hipposideros caffer (1,2), H. fuliginosus (1,2), Hipposideros sp. (2), Chaeophon pumila (1,2), Nycteris thebaica (1,2), Cleotis percivali (1,2), Coleura afra (1,2), Cardioderma cor (1,2), Triaenops persicus (2), Rhinolophus fumigatus (2), Rhinolophus sp. (2), Miniopterus schreibersi (2), M. inflatus (2), Miniopterus sp. (2).
       Distribution: Sierra Leone, Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kwazulu-Natal and the former Transvaal in South Africa.

   11. R. setiloba Jobling, 1954

       Host bats: Hipposideros caffer (1,2), Miniopterus schriebersi (2),
       Distribution: Congo.

   12. R. simplex Jobling, 1955

       Host bats: Rhinolophus landeri (1,2).
       Distribution: Congo.

   13. R. tauffliebi Theodor, 1968

       Host bats: Rhinolophus swinnyi (2).
       Distribution: Congo.

   14. R. waterstoni Jobling, 1931

       Host bats: Rhinolophus clivosus (2), R. hildebrandti (2), R. simulator (2), R. landeri (2), R. swinnyi (2), Rhinolophus sp. (2), Hipposideros caffer (2), Triaenops persicus (2), Miniopterus schreibersi (2).
       Distribution: Common in Central, East and southern Africa.

   15. R. hardyi Fiedler, 1954

       Host bats: Rhinolophus hildebrandti (2), R. simulator (2), R. clivosus (2), Hipposideros caffer (2), Cleotis percivali (2), Myotis tricolor (2).
       Distribution: Former Transvaal and Natal in South Africa.

   
   
4. Genus: RAYMONDIOIDES Jobling, 1954
   1. R. leleupi Jobling, 1954

      Host bats: Hipposideros caffer (1,2), H. commersoni (2).
      Distribution: Congo, Ivory coast, Mozambique.

   
   

   Subfamily: ASCODIPTERINAE

5. Genus: ASCODIPTERON Adensamer, 1896
   1. A. africanum Jobling, 1939

      Host bats: Miniopterus schreibersi (1,2), Rhinolophus hildebrandti (2), R. landeri (1).
      Distribution: Kenya.

   2. A. brachythecum Theodor, 1968

      Host bats: Hipposideros caffer (2).
      Distribution: Congo, Tanzania, Sudan, Cameroon, Uganda.

   3. A. brevior Maa, 1965

      Host bats: Rhinolophus fumigatus (1,2), R. clivosus (2), R. hildebrandti (1,2), Rhinolophus sp. (1).
      Distribution: Congo, Namibia, Sudan, the former Transvaal in South Africa.

   4. A. jonesi Jobling, 1952

      Host bats: Hipposideros abae (1,2), H. caffer (1,2).
      Distribution: Sierra Leone, Sudan, Congo, Uganda, Ghana, Botswana, Ivory Coast and Tanzania.

   5. A. lophotes Monticelli, 1898

      Host bats: Rhinolophus clivosus (1,2).
      Distribution: Eritrea (Ethiopia), Yemen and in the former Transvaal in South Africa.

   6. A. minor Theodor, 1973

      Host bat: Miniopterus minor (2).
      Distribution: Tanzania.

   7. A. semirasum Maa, 1965

      Host bats: Hipposideros caffer (1,2), H. commersoni (2).
      Distribution: Kenya and Ngamiland (although questionable), Botswana.

   8. A. theodori Maa, 1965

      Host bats: Miniopterus schreibersi (1,2), Rhinolophus clivosus (2).
      Distribution: The former Transvaal in South Africa.

   9. A. variisetosum Maa, 1965

      Host bats: Hipposiderus commersoni (1,2).
      Distribution: Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Botswana.