| Title |
Vetufebrus ovatus n. gen., n. sp. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) vectored by a streblid bat fly (Diptera: Streblidae) in Dominican amber
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-4-229 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
George O Poinar |
| Abstract |
Both sexes of bat flies in the families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) reside in the hair or on the wing membranes of bats and feed on blood. Members of the Nycteribiidae transmit bat malaria globally however extant streblids have never been implemented as vectors of bat malaria. The present study shows that during the Tertiary, streblids also were vectors of bat malaria. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 29% |
| Canada | 2 | 10% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| South Africa | 1 | 5% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5% |
| Argentina | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 62% |
| Scientists | 5 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 14% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 57 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 3% |
| Professor | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 31 | 52% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 35% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 30 | 50% |
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