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Abstract：
Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are hematophagous ectoparasites of bats characterized by viviparous pupiparity and generally high host specificity. Nycteribiid bat flies are wingless, morphologically constrained, and are most diverse in the Eastern Hemisphere. Africa hosts approximately 22% of global bat biodiversity and nearly one-third of all African bat species occur in Kenya, one of Africa\'s most bat-rich countries. However, records of nycteribiid bat fly diversity in Kenya remain sparse and unconsolidated. This paper combines all past species records of nycteribiid bat flies with records from a survey of 4,255 Kenyan bats across 157 localities between 2006 and 2015. A total of seven nycteribiid genera and 17 species are recorded, with seven species from the recent \'Bats of Kenya\' surveys representing previously undocumented country records. Host associations and geographic distributions based on all available records are also described. This comprehensive species catalog addresses and further emphasizes the need for similar investigations of nycteribiid biodiversity across Africa.
摘要：
蝙蝠蝇（双翅目：Nycteribiidae和Streblidae）是蝙蝠的食血外寄生物，其特征是胎生pupi产且通常具有很高的宿主特异性。Nycteribiid蝙蝠蝇是无翼的，形态受限，在东半球最为多样化。非洲拥有约22％的全球蝙蝠生物多样性，近三分之一的非洲蝙蝠物种发生在肯尼亚。非洲蝙蝠最丰富的国家之一。然而,肯尼亚的夜蛾蝙蝠蝇多样性记录仍然稀疏且未巩固。本文结合了过去所有的nycteribiid蝙蝠苍蝇的物种记录，以及2006年至2015年间对157个地区的4,255只肯尼亚蝙蝠的调查记录。总共记录了7个线虫属和17种，来自最近的“肯尼亚蝙蝠”调查的七个物种代表了以前没有记录的国家记录。还描述了基于所有可用记录的主机关联和地理分布。这个全面的物种目录解决并进一步强调了对整个非洲的夜蛾生物多样性进行类似调查的必要性。
