Rediscovery of meristaspis lateralis (kolenati)‎ (acari : mesostigmata : spinturnicidae)‎ parasitizing the egyptian fruit bat, rousettus Eegyptiacus (geoffroy)‎ (mammalia : chiroptera)‎, with a key to mites of bats in Egypt

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-Faunistic information about bat mites in Egypt is scarce.

Collection records of parasitic mites, Meristaspis lateralis (Kolenati, 1856) (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae), are reported from the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810) (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Assiut Governorate, Egypt.

Seven species of bat mites are recognized from Egypt to date.

A hostparasite checklist and an identification key to these species are presented.

Key words: Acari, mites, key, bats, Chiroptera, Egypt