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First record of Streblidae, Raymondia alulata Speiser, 1908 (Diptera: Streblidae), in Swaziland and a review of the genus Raymondia and their Hosts in Africa

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Shapiro J. T., Barbier E., Monadjem A.

Acta Chiropterologica

2016

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Species of the genus Raymondia (Diptera: Streblidae) are obligate ectoparasites of bats. They have a wide distribution across Africa and are associated with many different bat species. Here we present the first record of this family in Swaziland. The ectoparasites were of the species Raymondia alulata and were found parasitizing individuals of the species Nycteris thebaica. We review the status of Raymondia species known in Africa, including specimen records, hosts, and host distributions and provide an updated identification key for species in this genus.

Acoustic call library and detection distances for bats of Swaziland

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Monadjem A., Shapiro J. T., Mtsetfwa F., Reside A. E., McCleery R. A.

Acta Chiropterologica

2017

tom 19

nr 1

Bats are a critical component of most terrestrial systems, yet accurately assessing species richness and abundances remains a challenge. The use of acoustic monitoring has increasingly been used to assess bat communities. Compared with more traditional trapping surveys, acoustic monitoring is relatively easy to use and vastly increases the amount of data collected. However, the ability to accurately identify bat calls from acoustic detectors is limited by the availability of regional call libraries describing the calls of local species. Further, the lack of knowledge of detection distances for different species limits the ability to compare activity levels or abundances between species. We developed an echolocation call library based on zero-crossing recordings with Anabat Express detectors that can be applied broadly to bat acoustic detector surveys across the savanna systems of Swaziland and South Africa, and potentially the broader region of Southern Africa. We also compared detection distances for different species and provide a correction factor that will increase our ability to accurately compare activity between different species.

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2 Acta Chiropterologica

2 Monadjem A.

2 Shapiro J. T.

1 Barbier E.

1 McCleery R. A.

1 Mtsetfwa F.

1 Reside A. E.

1 2017

1 2016

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First record of Streblidae, Raymondia alulata Speiser, 1908 (Diptera: Streblidae), in Swaziland and a review of the genus Raymondia and their Hosts in Africa

Acoustic call library and detection distances for bats of Swaziland