Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Even though the taxonomy of bat-infesting chiggers has been studied extensively, information about the distribution and morphological variability of many species is still lacking. In fact, the only available distribution records for several species are their type localities. The purpose of this paper is to broaden the knowledge of the Indonesian group.
METHODS: Hosts and chiggers were captured from April 2018 to March 2020 in Bali and Nusa Penida Islands in Indonesia by using standard bat-capturing and parasite-collecting methods. A list of bat-infesting chiggers in Indonesia was compiled by searching the public databases using specific keywords.
RESULTS: When compared with already published data on type specimens, the physical measurements and morphology of Whartonia diosi, W. maai and Grandjeana sinensis revealed only minor differences that fell within intraspecific variability of the mentioned species. Two species (W. diosi and G. sinensis) are recorded here for the first time outside of their type localities (Panay Island in the Philippines and China) and, in both cases, represent the first records for Indonesia. The checklist summarizes all 16 species in 9 genera of bat-infesting chiggers collected from 12 bat species belonging to 5 families all collected on 8 Indonesian islands.
CONCLUSIONS: Indonesia comprises more than 17,000 islands, is home to over 200 bat species, and harbors hundreds of still undiscovered caves. With such a huge potential for chigger diversity and endemism, it is likely that our results document only a fraction of the actual diversity.
METHODS: Hosts and chiggers were captured from April 2018 to March 2020 in Bali and Nusa Penida Islands in Indonesia by using standard bat-capturing and parasite-collecting methods. A list of bat-infesting chiggers in Indonesia was compiled by searching the public databases using specific keywords.
RESULTS: When compared with already published data on type specimens, the physical measurements and morphology of Whartonia diosi, W. maai and Grandjeana sinensis revealed only minor differences that fell within intraspecific variability of the mentioned species. Two species (W. diosi and G. sinensis) are recorded here for the first time outside of their type localities (Panay Island in the Philippines and China) and, in both cases, represent the first records for Indonesia. The checklist summarizes all 16 species in 9 genera of bat-infesting chiggers collected from 12 bat species belonging to 5 families all collected on 8 Indonesian islands.
CONCLUSIONS: Indonesia comprises more than 17,000 islands, is home to over 200 bat species, and harbors hundreds of still undiscovered caves. With such a huge potential for chigger diversity and endemism, it is likely that our results document only a fraction of the actual diversity.
摘要：
目的：尽管已经广泛研究了蝙蝠的分类法，仍然缺乏有关许多物种的分布和形态变异性的信息。事实上,几种物种的唯一可用分布记录是它们的类型位置。本文的目的是扩大印尼集团的知识。
方法：于2018年4月至2020年3月在印度尼西亚的巴厘岛和NusaPenida群岛使用标准的蝙蝠捕获和寄生虫收集方法捕获了宿主和chi虫。通过使用特定关键字搜索公共数据库，编制了印度尼西亚蝙蝠感染chi的列表。
结果：与已发布的类型标本数据相比，Whartoniadiosi的物理测量和形态，W.maai和Grandjeanasinensis仅显示出微小的差异，这些差异落在上述物种的种内变异性内。两个物种（W.diosi和G.sinensis）首次在其类型地区（菲律宾和中国的Panay岛）之外记录，在这两种情况下，代表印度尼西亚的第一个记录。清单总结了从8个印度尼西亚岛屿上收集的5个科的12个蝙蝠物种中收集的9个属中的所有16个物种。
结论：印度尼西亚由17,000多个岛屿组成，是200多种蝙蝠的家园，藏有数百个仍未被发现的洞穴。Chigger多样性和地方性的巨大潜力，我们的结果可能只记录了实际多样性的一小部分。
方法：于2018年4月至2020年3月在印度尼西亚的巴厘岛和NusaPenida群岛使用标准的蝙蝠捕获和寄生虫收集方法捕获了宿主和chi虫。通过使用特定关键字搜索公共数据库，编制了印度尼西亚蝙蝠感染chi的列表。
结果：与已发布的类型标本数据相比，Whartoniadiosi的物理测量和形态，W.maai和Grandjeanasinensis仅显示出微小的差异，这些差异落在上述物种的种内变异性内。两个物种（W.diosi和G.sinensis）首次在其类型地区（菲律宾和中国的Panay岛）之外记录，在这两种情况下，代表印度尼西亚的第一个记录。清单总结了从8个印度尼西亚岛屿上收集的5个科的12个蝙蝠物种中收集的9个属中的所有16个物种。
结论：印度尼西亚由17,000多个岛屿组成，是200多种蝙蝠的家园，藏有数百个仍未被发现的洞穴。Chigger多样性和地方性的巨大潜力，我们的结果可能只记录了实际多样性的一小部分。
