MPABI Collection
UMMZ-PABI-000000276 - Megistopoda proxima [Bat Fly] - DNA/RNA Shield - Ectoparasite
Record Details
Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000000276
Modified: 2026-02-24
Recorded By: Ordóñez-Garza, Nicté
Other Catalog Numbers: AMNH-M-284125
Occurrence Remarks: BZ#.Rec#2984 | Bag#Z
Organism Remarks: Ectoparasite; Sturnira parvidens | Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat | Mass 14.5 | FA 38
Field Number: FDS#000013
Event Date Start: 2024-04-30
Verbatim Event Date: 4/30/2024
Sampling Protocol: By hand
Event Remarks: On fur
Continent: North America
Country: Belize
State/Province: Orange Walk District
Locality: Lamanai Archaeological Reserve; High temple
Decimal Latitude: 17.76642
Decimal Longitude: -88.65237
Verbatim Coordinates: 17.76642 n 88.65237 w
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Georeference Protocol: Handheld GPS
Identifications
Current Identification:
Date Identified: 2024-04-30
Scientific Name: Megistopoda proxima
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Streblidae
Genus: Megistopoda
Specific Epithet: proxima
Taxon Rank: Species
Common Name: Bat Fly