Basilia: a new genus to the Albanian bat fly fauna (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) Author Szentiványi, Tamara Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore, CH- 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland & Museum of Zoology, Place de la Riponne 6, CH- 1014 Lausanne, Switzerland Author Genzoni, Eléonore Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore, CH- 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland Author Clément, Laura Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore, CH- 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland Author Radonjić, Marina Public Enterprise for National Parks in Montenegro, Trg Vojvode Bećir Bega Osmanagića, 8100 Podgorica, Montenegro Author Loce, Ervis Department of Biology, University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tirana, Albania Author Théou, Philippe Department of Biology, University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tirana, Albania Author Glaizot, Olivier Museum of Zoology, Place de la Riponne 6, CH- 1014 Lausanne, Switzerland Author Christe, Philippe Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore, CH- 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland text Ecologica Montenegrina 2016 2016-09-16 8 58 61 https://www.biotaxa.org/em/article/view/em.2016.8.8 journal article 299537 10.37828/em.2016.8.8 eb15faee-aa0c-4da1-be88-cd09af99fe0d 2336-9744 12651013 Basilia nana Theodor & Moscona Material examined: Përmet [ Albania ], 04. VI. 2015 . leg. L. Clément & E. Genzoni ; 1 female & 2 males ; host: Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl) [identification code: GBIFCH00280577]. Habitat: cave, elevation: 500m . Remarks: Basilia nana seems to utilize mostly tree-dwelling bat species since its main hosts are Myotis bechsteinii (Theodor 1954; Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Grulich & Povolný 1955 ; Aellen 1963 ; Hůrka 1964 ; Kock 1973 , 1999; Hutson 1984 ; Beaucournu & Noblet 1996 ; Rupp 1999 ; Czuppon & Molnár 2001 ; Rupp et al. 2004 ; Reckardt & Kerth 2006 ; Scheffler 2010; Scheffler & Hiller 2010 ; Baagøe 2011 ; Krištofík & Danko 2012 ) and M. nattereri ( Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Grulich & Povolný 1955 ; Hůrka 1980 ; Hutson 1984 ; Imaz et al. 1999 ; Czuppon & Molnár 2001 ; Topál 2011 ). Occasionally it also occurs on Barbastella barbastellus ( Grulich & Povolný 1955 ) , Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl) ( Aellen 1963 ) , Myotis blythii (Tomes) ( Hůrka 1964 , 1980 ; Czuppon & Molnár 2001 ), M. dasycneme (Boie) (Theodor 1954, 1967; Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Hutson 1984 ), M. daubentonii (Kuhl) ( Haitlinger 1978 ; Czuppon & Molnár 2001 ), M. emarginatus ( Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Theodor 1967 ; Beaucournu & Noblet 1996 ), M. myotis (Borkhausen) ( Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Grulich & Povolný 1955 ; Aellen 1963 ; Hůrka 1964 , 1980 ; Krištofík 1982 ; Hutson 1984 ; Czuppon & Molnár 2001 ; Güttinger et al. 2011 ), M. mystacinus (Kuhl) (Theodor 1954, 1967; Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Kock 1973 ), Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber) ( Hutson 1984 ) , Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus) (Theodor 1954; Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Beaucournu 1961 ; Walter 2004 ), Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber) ( Hutson 1984 ) and R. hipposideros (Bechstein) ( Theodor & Moscona 1954 ) . Distribution : B. nana has been recorded in several European countries: Albania (present study), Austria , Great Britain , Bulgaria , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Romania , Slovakia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , The Netherlands ) and Palestine (Theodor 1954; Theodor & Moscona 1954 ; Aellen 1963 ; Czuppon & Molnár 2001 ; Pape & Beuk 2013 ). Based on their geographical distribution, the occurrence of B. mongolensis nudior Hůrka , and B. nattereri (Kolenati) , is also expected as new species to the Albanian bat fly fauna.