Ascodipteron speiserianum Muir, 1912

Hastriter, Michael W. & Bush, Sarah E., 2013, Description of Lentistivalius philippinensis, a new species of flea (Siphonaptera, Pygiosyllomorpha, Stivaliidae), and new records of Ascodipterinae (Streblidae) on bats and other small mammals from Luzon, The Philippines, ZooKeys 260, pp. 17-30 : 17-18

Ascodipteron speiserianum Muir, 1912

Material examined.

Philippines, Luzon Island, Aurora Province: Sitio Minoli, Municipality San Louis (15.680°N, 121.529°E), elev. 520m, Rhinolophus subrufus K. Andersen (JAE2961), 13 VI 2009, K. Dittmar (1dealate ♀ w/o caudal disc, P-2661).

Remarks.

Only one Ascodipteron speiserianum was collected from the 19 Rhinolophus subrufus specimens that were examined. Ascodipteron speiserianum was documented in the Philippines in Hastriter (2007) from Rizal Province, Luzon from a “bat”. The site of attachments of Ascodipteron speiserianum is commonly at base and behind ear pinna (less commonly on the body) on species of the bat genus Miniopteru s Bonaparte. Its presence on Rhinolophus subrufus represents a new host record.