Hi!
An arthropod measuring ~3 mm was found on the body of a rescued Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus) from Kohora Range, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, by a local NGO named NRSB, Bochagaon. The arthropod was observed wriggling on the soft fur of the rescued specimen. The images of the same are attached herewith for identification (4X magnification).
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That's a Diptera of the family Hippoboscidae, ectoparasites of birds and mammals. They're either wingless (or reduced wings) and infection of other animals takes place via close body contact or have wings that are discarded when on the host.
About the species I've no idea.
Your specimen of of the family Nycteribiidae, Diptera (ectoparasites of bats), they almost never leave the bodies of their hosts.
Okay, I change my diagnosis to Hippoboscoidea ;-)
Thanks for correcting.
From your region Cyclopodia sykesi (Westwood, 1835) has been recorded from the same host. Please check this one under microscope
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