A report of ectoparasites on cave nectar bat (Eonycteris spelaea) among cave-dwelling in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Studies were conducted from March to August 2021 in 4 caves located in Lombok Island (Gunung Tunak cave, Gale-Gale cave, Buwun cave, and Tanjung Ringgit cave). Eonycteris spelaea was infested with 7 species of ectoparasites consisting of 4 species from the class Insecta (Diptera: Eucampsipoda sundaica and Cyclopodia horsfieldii, and Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllus hexactenus and Thaumapsylla breviceps), and 3 species from the class Arachnida (Amblyomma sp., Ancystropus sp, and Meristaspis sp.