Archinycteribia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Hippoboscidae
- Genus: Archinycteribia
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, members of the genus Archinycteribia exhibit the characteristic morphology of bat flies. They possess a highly specialized, flattened body form adapted for movement through the fur of their chiropteran hosts. The specimens display reduced or absent wings and elongated, robust legs equipped with claws for gripping host hair. The head is typically small and positioned dorsally or anteriorly, often showing specialized structures for attachment or feeding.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Archinycteribia is a genus of bat flies (family Hippoboscidae), which are obligate ectoparasites of bats. These flies are known to be host-specific, with various species documented in association with different bat hosts. For instance, Archinycteribia curvistyla has been recorded interacting with Boneia bidens, and Archinycteribia actena has been noted in association with Dobsonia species.[2] Additionally, Archinycteribia octophthalma has been reported as one of the bat fly species found on bats in Southeast Asia.[3]
The genus was described by Speiser in 1900.[4]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Hippoboscidae / Archinycteribia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Archinycteribia. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Archinycteribia. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Kholik Kholik; Candra Dwi Atma; Novarina Sulsia Ista’In Ningtyas. Identification of Blood-sucking Flies of Bats in Lombok Island, Indonesia. World s Veterinary Journal. 2022. https://doi.org/10.54203/scil.2022.wvj19.
- ↑ Archinycteribia Speiser, 1900. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1638087. Accessed 2026-07-15.