Streblidae Kolenati, 1863

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3.2. Family Streblidae Kolenati, 1863

3.2.1. Subfamily Brachytarsininae (Speiser, 1900)

3.2.1.1. Brachytarsina (Brachytarsina) flavipennis Macquart, 1851

Crete. New material examined : 1♂, Patsos, Agiou Antoniou cave , 3 October 2006 (cMŠ 3388, leg. P. Benda and V. Hanák) from 1♀ sad Rhinolophus ferrumequinum ; 2♀♀, Katholiko monastery, Agiou Ioanni cave , 27 May 2008 (cMŠ 3958, leg. P. Benda) from 1♀ ad Myotis aurascens .

Cyprus. New material examined : 1♀, Kakopetria , Troodos Forest, abandoned mine 5 km to SW, upper gallery, 13 October 2005 (cMŠ 08, leg. R. K. Lučan) from Rhinolophus ferrumequinum individual of unknown sex and age ; 1♂, 2♀♀, Kakopetria , Troodos Forest, abandoned mine 5 km to SW, upper gallery, 27 July 2006 (cMŠ 3336, leg. P. Benda) from 1♀ sad Rhinolophus blasii .

Remarks: B. flavipennis is the only streblid species occurring in the Mediterranean portion of the Palaearctic. This species has a circum-Mediterranean distribution range, and in Europe it reaches the latitude of 40°N – 43° N, roughly corresponding to the areas of mean January temperatures of 8 to 10 °C ( Jobling, 1951; Hůrka, 1972).

Jobling (1934, 1939) indicated the occurrence of this species in Cyprus and Theodor’s record (1954b) is uncertain, since a direct finding has not been reported. This bat fly is recorded here from both large islands for the first time.

In conclusion, the combination of our new data with previously published information has resulted in an increase in the total number of species of the Nycteribiidae family on Crete from 3 to 7 species, and from 5 to 7 species

Appendix

Appendix I. Gazetteer.

Only the originally recorded sites are mentioned.

Crete. Prefecture of Chania: Argyroupoli [Αργυρούπολη], Mouselas river , old building, 35°19′N, 24°20′E, 105 m a. s. l. ; - Katholiko Monastery [Μονή ΚαθολιΚού], Agiou Ioanni cave , 35°35′N, 24°09′E, 80 m a. s. l. ; - Kolymvari [Κολυμβάρι], mine, 35°33′N, 23°46′E, 44 m a. s. l. ; - Meskla [ΜεσΚλά], creek, 35°24′N, 23°57′E, 206 m a. s. l. ; - Omalos Plateau [Οροπέδιο Ομαλού], Tzani cave , 35°21′N, 23°54′E, 1025 m a. s. l. ; Prefecture of Rethymno: Dramia [Δράμια], Petre river bridge, 35°21′N, 24°21′E, 2 m a. s. l. - Lefkogeia [ΛευΚόγεια], Venetian bridge ca. 3 km E of Kato Preveli Monastery, 35°10′N, 24°28′E, 45 m a. s. l. ; - Patsos [Πατσός], Agiou Antoniou cave , 35°15′N, 24°34′E, 200 m a. s. l. ; Prefecture of Lasithi: Milatos [Μίλατος], Milatou cave , 35°18′N, 25°35′E, 129 m a. s. l.

on Cyprus. In addition to the above discussion, we may expect other species from this family (genera Nycteribia Latreille, 1796 , Basilia Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903 , and Eucampsipoda Kolenati, 1857 ) on the individual islands. Nycteribia (Acrocholidia) vexata Westwood, 1835 is a species with a relation to the extension of the principal hosts Myotis myotis and M. blythii (as N. latreilii ), whereas the second host was confirmed on the island of Crete (Benda et al., 2008). The principal host of Basilia nana Theodor, 1954 , in Middle Eastern countries is M. nattereri ( Turkey - Aktaş and Hasbenli, 1994; Hasbenli, 1997; Jordan - Amr and Qumsiyeh, 1993; Benda et al., 2010), and on this basis we can expect this parasitic species to confirm this host from Cyprus ( Benda et al., 2007). In addition, on the same island there probably occurs the parasitic species of the host Rousettus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810) , viz. Eucampsipoda aegyptia (Macquart, 1851) . The occurrence of this species on island has already been considered by Theodor (1952, 1954a, 1955; see also Kock and Nader, 1979). This host species has been confirmed on Cyprus by several authors (summary in Benda et al., 2011).

The fauna of Streblidae is represented by a single species, which was confirmed for the first time on both islands.