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UMMZ-PABI-000000290 - Megistopoda [Bat Flies] - DNA/RNA Shield - Ectoparasite

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Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000000290

Modified: 2026-02-24

Recorded By: Byrnes, Ryan | Budinski, Ivana

Other Catalog Numbers: AMNH-M-284112

Occurrence Remarks: BZ#.Rec#2971 | Bag#200

Organism Remarks: Ectoparasite; Eptesicus furinalis | Argentine Serotine Bat | Mass 10 | FA 40.5

Field Number: FDS#000017

Event Date Start: 2024-04-30

Verbatim Event Date: 4/30/2024

Sampling Protocol: By hand

Event Remarks: On fur on head

Continent: North America

Country: Belize

State/Province: Orange Walk District

Locality: Lamanai Archaeological Reserve; High temple 4

Decimal Latitude: 17.7667

Decimal Longitude: -88.65231

Verbatim Coordinates: 17.7667 n 88.65231 w

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Handheld GPS

Current Identification:

Date Identified: 2024-04-30

Scientific Name: Megistopoda

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Diptera

Family: Streblidae

Genus: Megistopoda

Taxon Rank: Genus

Common Name: Bat Flies