Species Composition and Ecological Features of Bat Flies (Nycteribiidae, Diptera), Parasites of Bats (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) in the Center of European Russia (Vladimir Province)

Bat flies (Nycteribiidae) were collected during bat ringing in Vladimir Province in 2016–2023. A total of 1308 bats belonging to 11 species were examined, and 3 species of bat flies were found on them: Basilia nattereri Kolenati, 1857, Penicillidia monoceros Speiser, 1900, and Nycteribia kolenatii Theodor et Moscona, 1954. The most abundant and common species was N. kolenatii.