First records of the chewing lice (phthiraptera) associated with european bee eater (merops apiaster) in Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
al-Ahmad, Azzam
Nasir, Muhammad Jamal al-Din
Shubrak, Muhammad
Dik, Bilal
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 42, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.525-533, 9 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) migrates through Saudi Arabia annually.
A total of 25 individuals of this species were captured from three localities in Riyadh and Ta'if.
Three species of chewing lice were identified from these birds and newly added to list of Saudi Arabia parasitic lice fauna from 160 lice individuals.
Meromenopon meropis of suborder Amblycera, Brueelia apiastri and Meropoecus meropis of suborder Ischnocera.
The characteristic feature, identification keys, data on the material examined synonyms, photo, type and type locality are provide to each species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ahmad, Azzam& Nasir, Muhammad Jamal al-Din& Shubrak, Muhammad& Dik, Bilal. 2012. First records of the chewing lice (phthiraptera) associated with european bee eater (merops apiaster) in Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 42, no. 3, pp.525-533.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ahmad, Azzam…[et al.]. First records of the chewing lice (phthiraptera) associated with european bee eater (merops apiaster) in Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 42, no. 3 (Dec. 2012), pp.525-533.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ahmad, Azzam& Nasir, Muhammad Jamal al-Din& Shubrak, Muhammad& Dik, Bilal. First records of the chewing lice (phthiraptera) associated with european bee eater (merops apiaster) in Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2012. Vol. 42, no. 3, pp.525-533.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 532-533
Record ID
BIM-347079
