Checklist of the Helminth Parasites of South American Bats Author Santos, Cláudia Portes Author Gibson, David I. text Zootaxa 2015 3937 3 471 499 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3937.3.3 829a8145-1a92-4eab-aeab-395483c830f8 1175-5326 240106 F7CAD672-4865-411B-A5C7-D46AB3A2299D Family Hasstilesiidae Hall In the Americas, hasstilesiids are parasites of rodents and lagomorphs. The record below is the first from a bat. Hasstilesia tricolor is essentially a parasite of rabbits. All of the larval development of this group takes place in the molluscan host. The infection of frugivorous bats may take place when they accidentally ingest infected molluscs in their diet or by drinking water containing cercarial larvae. Hasstilesia Hall Species: H. tricolor ( Stiles & Hassall, 1894 )