Editing Amblycera (section)

== Distribution ==
Like all lice, Amblycera are distributed in the same locations as their preferred host.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=Lice (Phthiraptera) - Factsheet for health professionals |url=https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/all-topics-z/disease-vectors/facts/factsheet-lice-phthiraptera#:~:text=All%20lice%20are%20co-distributed,humans%20and%20their%20domesticated%20animals. |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.ecdc.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> The lice were likely spread during the original human [[colonization]] of various continents when host animals were brought along with them.<ref name=":5" /> The most diverse family, [[Menoponidae]], has a high quantity of host-specific species is distributed across multiple continents.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kolencik |first1=Stanislav |last2=Sychra |first2=Oldrich |last3=Johnson |first3=Kevin P. |last4=Weckstein |first4=Jason D. |last5=Sallam |first5=Mohamed F. |last6=Allen |first6=Julie M. |date=2024-05-01 |title=The parasitic louse genus Myrsidea (Amblycera: Menoponidae): a comprehensive review and world checklist |url=https://experts.illinois.edu/en/publications/the-parasitic-louse-genus-myrsidea-amblycera-menoponidae-a-compre |journal=Insect Systematics and Diversity |volume=8 |issue=3 |doi=10.1093/isd/ixae007 |issn=2399-3421}}</ref> Amblycera have shown a positive correlation between the quantity and diversity of host birds in regions and the quantity and diversity of their own species.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona: Scientific journals |url=https://museucienciesjournals.cat/en/amz/issue/19-2021-en/checklist-of-chewing-lice-phthiraptera-amblycera-and-ischnocera-of-the-birds-of-peru |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=museucienciesjournals.cat |language=ca}}</ref>