Basilia nana Theodor & Moscona, 1954
(a bat-louse fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBasilia nana (a bat-louse fly)
FamilyNYCTERIBIIDAE (bat flies)
SuperfamilyHIPPOBOSCOIDEA (bat flies and flat flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Basilia nana (a bat-louse fly) :
1: Basilia nana (a bat-louse fly)
30 Jul 2017 OSGR: ST61 50° 50’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, on male Bechstein’s Bat (HS176)
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Basilia nana (a bat-louse fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Basilia nana (a bat-louse fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Basilia nana (a bat-louse fly)
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