Basilia italica Theodor 1954
- Dataset
- Annotated checklist of the bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) of Romania
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Hippoboscidae
- genus
- Basilia
- species
- Basilia italica
discussion
Remarks. A rare fly species, mostly recorded on forest-dwelling, small-sized bat species. Its primary hosts are Myotis brandtii (Eversmann) and My. mystacinus, with several records also from Myotis alcathoe von Helversen & Heller and six other species (Szentiványi et al. 2016).
distribution
Distribution. Southern and Central Europe. Rare in Romania, collected only at three distinct sites.
materials_examined
Material examined. Aghireșu, 02.09.2020, 1 female; Peștera Mare de la Merești, 02.09.2020, 1 male; host in both cases Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber).
Name
- Homonyms
- Basilia italica Theodor 1954