Identification key for chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) infesting the Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) with one new country record and new host record for Saudi Arabia

Authors

MOHAMED NASSER
AZZAM AL-AHMED
MOHAMMED SHOBRAK
YOUSIF ALDRYHIM

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1312-44

Abstract

The amblyceran and ischnoceran lice removed from the Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus L.) collected at the Riyadh bird market, and other specimens available in the King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were identified. Amyrsidea minuta Emerson, a new country record, and Goniodes dissimilis Denny were found infesting the Indian Peafowl in Saudi Arabia. Goniodes dissimilis is recorded for the first time from this bird species, along with Menacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch), the well-known chicken body louse. All previous records of the 12 species of chewing louse reported from the Indian Peafowl are reviewed. An identification key for the 13 species is given with taxonomic notes. Additionally, a new photo-editing technique for chewing louse images is noted.

Keywords

Indian Peafowl, Amblycera, Ischnocera, Saudi Arabia, photo-editing

First Page

88

Last Page

94

Recommended Citation

NASSER, MOHAMED; AL-AHMED, AZZAM; SHOBRAK, MOHAMMED; and ALDRYHIM, YOUSIF (2015) "Identification key for chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) infesting the Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) with one new country record and new host record for Saudi Arabia," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 1, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1312-44
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss1/11