Goniodes dissimilis Denny, 1842

Nasser, Mohamed, Al-Ahmed, Azzam, Shobrak, Mohammed & 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 39 (1), pp. 88-94 : 90

3.10. Goniodes dissimilis Denny, 1842 ( Figure 4 )

Type host: Gallus gallus L.

Specimens examined (1): Riyadh bird market 8/III/2013 1(M) .

This species is recorded for the first time from P. cristatus based on a male specimen found on a bird from the Riyadh bird market in 2013. This occurrence could be doubtful; this will be reviewed later in Section 4.

Figures

Figure 4. Male Goniodes dissimilis. Normal image on the left and modified image on the right.