bat fly

bat fly

insect
      any insect belonging to the two families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae (order Diptera). Members of the family Nycteribiidae are wingless, spiderlike insects with long legs and a small head that folds back into a groove in the thorax when at rest. They are external parasites of bats. Members of the family Streblidae do not bend their heads back. Wings may be present, vestigial, or absent.

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