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- Title
New host/parasite record for very rare chewing louse Cuculotogaster arabicus (Clay, 1938) (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) on endemic mountain partridges of Arabian Peninsula.
- Authors
Nasser, Mohamed; Alahmed, Azzam; Shobrak, Mohamed
- Abstract
The endemic avifauna of Arabia is unique and characteristic through the whole region. Little is known about these birds and their ectoparasites. The Arabian partridge Alectoris melanocephala (Rüppell, 1835) and Philby's partridge Alectoris philbyi Lowe, 1934 are two endemic species which are distributed through the Sarawat Mountains in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Captive breeding population of these birds were examined for chewing lice at the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) near Ta'if. Only one rare species of louse, Cuculotogaster arabicus (Clay 1938), was found to infest these birds. The occurrence of such species is considered a first record of the genus Cuculotogaster from Saudi Arabia, and the association of C. arabicus with Philby's partridge is considered a new host/parasite association. The clear diagnostic characters, high definition photos, and drawing of male genitalia are available through this paper.
- Subjects
ARABIAN Peninsula; ALECTORIS; HOST-parasite relationships; BIRD parasites; MALLOPHAGA; BIRD populations
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2016, Vol 115, Issue 11, p4433
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-016-5219-7