Basilia boardmani, the southeastern myotis bat fly, is a species of fly in the family Nycteribiidae.

[1][2][3][4] The insect is parasitic, and lives by taking blood meals from its host, a species of bat.

It differs from all other Basilia species by the presence of a finger-like process on the metanotum of the female (behind thoracic membrane).

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