Fig. 1

Images of the dorsal views of female bat flies, unless otherwise specified. Bat flies labeled a-l and m-t belong to Nycteribiidae and Streblidae, respectively. a Nycteribia sp. A; b Nycteribia sp. B; c Nycteribia sp. D; d Nycteribia sp. E; e Nycteribia sp. F; f Phthiridium sp. A; g Phthiridium sp. B, male only; h Basilia sp. A; i Penicillidia sp. A; j Penicillidia sp. B; k Penicillidia sp. C; l Nycteribiidae species A, male only, scale bar unavailable; m Raymondia sp. A; n Raymondia sp. B, male only, scale bar unavailable; o Raymondia sp. C, image shown was a protease-digested specimen and abdomen was contracted; p Brachytarsina amboinensis; q Brachytarsina sp. B; r Brachytarsina sp. C; s Brachytarsina sp. D, male; and t Brachytarsina sp. E, male only. Blue scale bar = 1 mm. Refer to Additional file 1: Figs. S1–S20 for the corresponding images of the ventral views of females and the dorsal and ventral views of males