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GRACIOLLI, Gustavo  e  CARVALHO, Cláudio José Barros de. Batflies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea, Nycteribiidae) from Paraná State, Brazil. I. Basilia, taxonomy and pictorial key to species. Rev. Bras. Zool. [online]. 2001, vol.18, suppl.1, pp. 33-49. ISSN 0101-8175.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752001000500002.

A survey of nicteribiid batflies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) was done in Paraná State, Brazil. Seven species of Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 1903 were recorded. Basilia ortizi Machado-Allison, 1963 is a new record for Brazil.. Two species are new records for Paraná State, Basilia carteri Scott, 1936 and Basilia juquiensis Guimarães, 1946. The male of B. juquiensis Guimarães is characterized. Basilia lindolphoi sp. n. is described. Pictorial keys to species are presented, and female abdomens are illustrated.

Palavras-chave : Diptera; Nycteribiidae; Basilia; ectoparasites; pictorial key; Chiroptera.