title: A new species of the genusAmyrsidea(Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) parasitizing domestic chickens in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Amyrsidea Ewing, 1927 is a genus of chewing lice comprising 52 species, divided into five subgenera: Amyrsidea sensu stricto, Argimenopon Eichler, 1947, Cracimenopon Carriker, 1954, Desumenopon Carriker, 1954 and Numidimenopon Scharf & Price, 1977 (see Price et al. 2003: 86), which parasitise a wide range of hosts belonging to the avian order Galliformes (see Price et al. 2003: 321). Species of Amyrsidea can be distinguished from species of Menacanthus Neumann, 1912-the other menoponid genus with species parasitic on the same hosts-by lacking ventral spinous processes in the head (Scharf & Price 1977: 815). Revisions of all subgenera and species of Amyrsidea, including keys for their identification, were published by Scharf & Price (1977, 1983) and Scharf & Emerson (1983, 1984).
authors.affiliation: Research Chair of Insect Vector Borne Diseases, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.. user@example.com.
authors.forename: Azzam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alahmed
authors.forename: Yousif
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aldryhim
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shobrak
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasser
mesh_terms: D058325:Amblycera; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases; D002645:Chickens; D010373:Lice Infestations; D008003:Phthiraptera; D012529:Saudi Arabia
keywords: Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Menoponidae