DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i08.002

Pages: 342-346

Vegeloides morowaliensis n.sp. is described from Nyctimene cephalotes, an endemic bat of Sulawesi and Maluku region. To date, the genus consists of seven valid species. This new species can be distinguished from other congeners in the differences of number and pattern of caudal papillae and the length of the esophagus. The seven former Vegeloides species occurred in the host of carnivores (monggose, genette, and cat) and macaque. While V. morowaliensis was obtained from Sulawesi bat, so this study added the new host record for Vegeloides.