Abstract
Eleven species of bats representing 6 families (Molossidae, Mormoopidae, Natalidae, Noctilionidae, Phyllostomidae, and Vespertilionidae) from the Antillean island of Dominica were examined for Acari. Eight species of mites and 2 of ticks were recovered. Five new host and 8 new locality records are established. The distribution, host-parasite relationships, and zoogeography of these acarine species are discussed.
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