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UMMZ-PABI-000000318 - Megistopoda aranea [Bat Fly] - DNA/RNA Shield - Ectoparasite

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Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000000318

Modified: 2026-02-24

Recorded By: Budinski, Ivana | Graham, Cheyenne | Graham, Cheyenne

Other Catalog Numbers: AMNH-M-284156

Occurrence Remarks: BZ#.Rec#3023 | Bag#37

Organism Remarks: Ectoparasite; Sturnira parvidens | Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat | Mass 14.5 | FA 37.8

Field Number: FDS#000026

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 6

Decimal Latitude: 17.76627

Decimal Longitude: -88.65291

Verbatim Coordinates: 17.76627 n 88.65291 w

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Handheld GPS

Current Identification:

Date Identified: 2024-04-30

Scientific Name: Megistopoda aranea

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Diptera

Family: Streblidae

Genus: Megistopoda

Specific Epithet: aranea

Taxon Rank: Species

Common Name: Bat Fly