Nycteribia Stylidiopsis

	Nycteribia Stylidiopsis ''Nycteribia'' is genus of insects within the family Nycteribiidae, comprising approximately 35 species, that exclusively parasitize the blood of bats. Description ''Nycteribia'' do not have wings, but possess halteres and atrophied flight muscles, suggesting history of flight. Their bodies are divided into a flattened and shielded thorax, with six, tri-segmented, clawed appendages, and an ovular lower abdomen. Their heads are more narrow than other Hippoboscidae, which are attached dorsally to the anterior end of the thorax when at rest and when feeding, the head rotates in a half circle and protrudes forward to attach to the host. The ''Nycteribia's'' head is highly adapted from other ''Hippoboscidae;'' first, the eyes are primarily absent, or if present, reduced to a maximum of two eye facets. The antennae are reminiscent of other Hippoboscidae, composed of the a fused outer pedicle, with an inner flagellum. The proboscis (nose-like feeding structure) of the ''Nycteribia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pierre André Latreille Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoology, zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis.'' He published his first important work, , in 1796, and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on insects for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomology, entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive-la-Gaillarde, Brive, then in the Limousin (province), province of Limousi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nycteribiidae Nycteribiidae is a family of the true fly superfamily Hippoboscoidea. Together with their close relatives the Streblidae, they are known as "bat flies". As the latter do not seem to be a monophyletic group, it is conceivable that bat flies cannot be united into a single family. They are flattened, spiderlike flies without eyes or wings, and as such bear very little resemblance to other Dipterans. These flies are seldom encountered by general collectors, as they almost never leave the body of their hosts. Female bat flies often must leave their hosts to breed and lay eggs, however they will not leave the bats immediate habitat. Both males and females take blood meals, thus qualifying as parasites. Most species are highly host-specific. The family is primarily found in the Old World tropics; a few of the 274 known species occur in the Neotropics and in Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Halteres ''Halteres'' (; singular ''halter'' or ''haltere'') (from , hand-held weights to give an impetus in leaping) are a pair of small club-shaped organs on the body of two Order (biology), orders of flying insects that provide information about body rotations during flight. Insects of the large order Diptera (flies) have halteres which evolved from a pair of ancestral hindwings, while males of the much smaller order Strepsiptera (stylops)Merriam-Webster: stylops broadly: an insect of the order Strepsiptera/ref> have halteres which evolved from a pair of ancestral forewings. Halteres oscillate rapidly along with the wings and operate like vibrating structure gyroscopes: any rotation of the plane of oscillation causes a force on the vibrating halteres by the Coriolis effect. The insect detects this force with sensory organs called campaniform sensilla and chordotonal organs located at the base of the halteres and uses this information to interpret and correct its position in space. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nycteribia Stylidiopsis ''Nycteribia'' is genus of insects within the family Nycteribiidae, comprising approximately 35 species, that exclusively parasitize the blood of bats. Description ''Nycteribia'' do not have wings, but possess halteres and atrophied flight muscles, suggesting history of flight. Their bodies are divided into a flattened and shielded thorax, with six, tri-segmented, clawed appendages, and an ovular lower abdomen. Their heads are more narrow than other Hippoboscidae, which are attached dorsally to the anterior end of the thorax when at rest and when feeding, the head rotates in a half circle and protrudes forward to attach to the host. The ''Nycteribia's'' head is highly adapted from other ''Hippoboscidae;'' first, the eyes are primarily absent, or if present, reduced to a maximum of two eye facets. The antennae are reminiscent of other Hippoboscidae, composed of the a fused outer pedicle, with an inner flagellum. The proboscis (nose-like feeding structure) of the ''Nycteribia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Basilia Hispida Basilia may refer to: * ''Basilia'' (fly), a genus of bat flies * Basilia (island) or Baltia, in Greco-Roman geography, a mythic island in northern Europe * Basilia (name), a feminine given name * Basel (Latin: Basilia), a city in Switzerland See also * ''Basella'', a genus of plants * Basilea (other) * Basilian (other) Basilian may refer to a number of groups who are followers of Saint Basil the Great and specifically to: * Basilian monks (founded c. 356), monks who follow the rule of Saint Basil the Great, in modern use refers to monks of Eastern Catholic Churc ... {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Parasites Of Bats Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson characterised parasites' way of feeding as "predators that eat prey in units of less than one". Parasites include single-celled protozoans such as the agents of malaria, sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery; animals such as hookworms, lice, mosquitoes, and vampire bats; fungi such as honey fungus and the agents of ringworm; and plants such as mistletoe, dodder, and the broomrapes. There are six major parasitic strategies of exploitation of animal hosts, namely parasitic castration, directly transmitted parasitism (by contact), trophicallytransmitted parasitism (by being eaten), vector-transmitted parasitism, parasitoidism, and micropredation. One major axis of classification concerns invasiveness: an endoparasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]