Sebaran Ektoparasit Pada Kelelawar di Gua Suruman Kedurang Provinsi Bengkulu

This study focused at the distribution of ectoparasites in bats in Suruman Caves, Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Data was collected from seven species of bats, namely Eonycteris spelaea, Penthetor lucasi, Hipposideros larvatus, Hipposideros cervinus, Hipposideros diadema, Miniopterus medius, Rousettus amplexicaudatus. There were 155 ectoparasites found in these bats, including Ctenocephalides felis, Dermanyssus galinae, Nycteribia allotopa, Nycteribia stylidiopsis, Penicillidia dufourii, Penicillidia monoceros, Spinturnix kolenatii, and Trichobius corynorhini. Ctenocephalides felis and Nycteribia stylidiopsis were discovered in a variety of bat species. The Miniopterus medius had the most ectoparasites, with an average of 4.6 ectoparasites per individual bat, and Penthetor lucasi had the fewest, with an average of 1 ectoparasite per individual bat. There is no relationship between the number of ectoparasite individuals scattered on the bat body surface and bat body size or sex.