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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2014; 44 (1): 25-32
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RESUMEN
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