Phthiridium biarticulatum Hermann, 1804
(a bat-louse fly)

Interactions where Phthiridium biarticulatum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
ectoparasitises UK/IrelandMajor Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greater Horseshoe Bat Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Phthiridium biarticulatum/Phthiridium biarticulatuma bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe batMajor
ectoparasitises UK/IrelandMajor Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser Horseshoe Bat Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Phthiridium biarticulatum/Phthiridium biarticulatuma bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus hipposideros/Rhinolophus hipposideroslesser horseshoe batMajor
ectoparasitises Foreign Myotis myotis Mouse-eared Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Phthiridium biarticulatum/Phthiridium biarticulatuma bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Myotis myotis/Myotis myotismouse-eared bat
ectoparasitises UK/IrelandMinor [Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.] pipistrelles Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Phthiridium biarticulatum/Phthiridium biarticulatuma bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l./Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.pipistrellesMinor
ectoparasitises UK/IrelandMinor Plecotus auritus Brown Long-eared Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Phthiridium biarticulatum/Phthiridium biarticulatuma bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared batMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Hutson, A.M., 1984Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 7, 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Phthiridium biarticulatum (a bat-louse fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phthiridium biarticulatum (a bat-louse fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhthiridium biarticulatum (a bat-louse fly)
FamilyNYCTERIBIIDAE (bat flies)
SuperfamilyHIPPOBOSCOIDEA (bat flies and flat flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phthiridium biarticulatum (a bat-louse fly)

Phthiridium biarticulatum (a bat-louse fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phthiridium biarticulatum (a bat-louse fly):

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