Polyctenidae

The Polyctenidae are a rarely collected family of parasitic bugs of the superfamily Cimicoidea. Polyctenidae species or bat bugs are obligate, hematophagous ectoparasites of bats. These insects are not to be confused with cimicid bat bugs, which are members of the family Cimicidae. A significant relationship appears to soccurbetween the family groups and the species of hosts that indicates co-evolution and specialization.[1]

Polyctenidae
Polyctenes sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Infraorder:
Cimicomorpha
Superfamily:
Cimicoidea
Family:
Polyctenidae

Westwood, 1874

There are currently 32 species of polyctenid bat bugs recognized world wide belonging to two subfamilies and five genera.[2] Polyctenidae species occur both in the Old World[3] (subfamily Polycteninae) and New World (subfamily Hesperocteninae).

These species are included:

Subfamily Polycteninae:

Genus Adroctenes

  • Adroctenes horvathi
  • Adroctenes jordani
  • Adroctenes magnus

Genus Eoctenes

  • Eoctenes intermedius
  • Eoctenes spasmae
  • Eoctenes sinae
  • Eoctenes ferrisi
  • Eoctenes maai
  • Eoctenes nycteridis
  • Eoctenes coleurae

Genus Hypoctenes

  • Hypoctenes petiolatus
  • Hypoctenes quadratus
  • Hypoctenes hutsoni
  • Hypoctenes clarus
  • Hypoctenes faini

Genus Polyctenes

  • Polyctenes molossus

Subfamily Hesperocteninae:

Genus Hesperoctenes

  • Hesperoctenes abalosi
  • Hesperoctenes angustatus
  • Hesperoctenes cartus
  • Hesperoctenes chorote
  • Hesperoctenes eumops
  • Hesperoctenes fumarius
  • Hesperoctenes giganteus
  • Hesperoctenes hermsi
  • Hesperoctenes impressus
  • Hesperoctenes limai
  • Hesperoctenes longiceps
  • Hesperoctenes minor
  • Hesperoctenes parvulus
  • Hesperoctenes setosus
  • Hesperoctenes tarsalis
  • Hesperoctenes vicinus

References
  1. T. C. Maa (1964). "A review of the Old World Polyctenidae (Hemiptera)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. Bishop Museum. 6 (3): 494–516.
  2. Dick, Carl W.; Bindokas, Michael. "CHECKLIST OF WORLD POLYCTENIDAE (HEMPITERA: CIMICOIDEA)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. Maa, T. C. (1964). "A review of the Old World Polyctenidae". Pacific Insects. 6: 494–516.


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