title: A new species of Neyraia Joyeux et Timon-David, 1934 (Cestoda: Dilepididae) from the Egyptian wild birds.
abstract: A new species of the genus Neyraia Joyeux et Timon-David, 1934 is described from Egyptian wild birds; Neyraia epops from the hoopoe Upupa epops. The new species is compared and with the other related species of the genus. The erection of the new species was based primarily on differences in the number of testes and number of the rostellar hooks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Ain Shams.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashour
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001717:Birds; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*