Species composition and ecological features of bat flies (Nycteribiidae, Diptera), parasites of bats (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) in the center of the European part of Russia (Vladimir Province)

The material for this work was based on our collection of nycteribiid flies that we obtained during bat banding in the Vladimir region in 2016–2023. A total of 1308 bats belonging to 11 species were examined. In the process of banding bats, three species of blood-sucking flies from the family Nycteribiidae parasitizing bats were discovered: Basilia nattereri Kolenati, 1857, Penicillidia monoceros Speiser, 1900, Nycteribia kolenatii Theodor et Moscona, 1954. The most widespread and frequently encountered species of nycteribiidae is Nycteribia kolenatii.