Analysis of COI gene, prevalence, and intensity of the bat fly Cyclopodia greeffi on roosting straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum in Southwest Nigeria Author Atobatele, Oluwatosin Ebenezer Pure and Applied Biology Programme, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria tosin.atobatele@bowen.edu.ng Author Olatubi, Iyabo Victoria Pure and Applied Biology Programme, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria Author Oyeku, Oyeshina Gideon Pure and Applied Biology Programme, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria Author Ayokunle, Damilare Iyinkristi Pure and Applied Biology Programme, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria Author Oladosu, Oladipo Olarinre Pure and Applied Biology Programme, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria Author Ogunnaike, Tolulope Mary JUPEB Programme, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria text International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 2023 2023-08-31 21 210 218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.06.003 journal article 294511 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.06.003 0fa039f1-7d5d-492a-a8f4-e992e3cdbce9 2213-2244 PMC10300209 37388298 10933759

Table 1 Number of infested Eidolon helvum and prevalence (%) of Cyclopodia greeffi relative to host sex and sampling seasons. Samples were collected from Iwo, Southwest Nigeria between January 2021, and June 2022.

Sex	Dry Season		Wet Season		Total
	Number of Eidolon helvum	Prevalence	Number of Eidolon helvum	Prevalence	Number of Eidolon helvum	Prevalence
	examined	(%)	examined	(%)	examined	(%)
Female	34	50.0	8	62.5	42	52.4
Male	131	55.0	58	72.4	189	60.3
Total	165	53.9	66	71.2	231	58.9
Fruit bat sex ratio F:M = 0.22:1 (χ 2 = 93.55, df = 1, p < 0.001)