Table 1. Results of PCR screenings for Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli.

Bat species	Locality	Bats examined	T. cruzi	T. rangeli
Artibeus fraterculus	Bella Maria Chica, Loja	22	20 (90.1%)	0
Desmodus rotundus	Bella Maria, Loja	7	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)
Glossophaga soricina	Bella Maria, Loja	5	0	0
Glossophaga soricina	Chaquizhca, Loja	12	3 (25%)	0
Molossus molossus	Chinguilamaca, Loja	3	0	0
Myotis sp.	Chinguilamaca, Loja	18	1 (5.6%)	0
Myotis sp.	Rancho Alegre, Zamora	7	0	0
5 species	5 localities	74 bats	27 (36.5%)	1 (1.6%)