Helenicula lanius (Radford, 1946)

Neoschoengastia lanius Radford, 1946b: 262, figs. 23, 24; Gunther 1952: 33.

Euschoengastia lanius: Wharton & Fuller 1952: 78; Radford 1954: 265, fig. 61.

Schoengastia (Ascoschoengastia) lanius: Womersley 1952: 179, pls. 43 (F–H), 44 (A).

Euschoengastia (Helenicula) lanius: Audy 1954: 153 .

Globularoschoengastia lanius: Chen & Hsu 1955: 127; 1958a: 409.

Helenicula lanius: Audy 1957: 265; Womersley 1957a: 109; Womersley & Audy 1957: 281; Schluger et al. 1960a: 172, fig. 3; Nadchatram & Traub 1971: 577, figs. 48–51; Lakshana 1973: 18; Wen 1984b: 320; Li et al. 1997: 321, fig. 2-22-9; Fernandes & Kulkarni 2003: 350, fig. 115; Chau et al. 2007: 135, fig. 63.

Helenicula (Helenicula) lanius: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965b: 111; 1968b: 101.

Neoschoengastia covelli Radford, 1953a: 233, figs. 5, 6.

Euschoengastia covelli: Radford 1954: 264 .

Euschoengastia (Helenicula) covelli: Audy 1954: 153 .

Helenicula covelli: Audy 1957: 265 .

Helenicula (Helenicula) covelli: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965b: 112 .

Type deposition. N. lanius: BMNH 1948.2.3.22; N. covelli: private collection of C.D. Radford (current deposition unknown).

Type data. N. lanius: ex Lanius schach nasutus (syn. Lanius nasutus), India, Imphal, Ukrul Road; N. covelli: ex Callosciurus pygerythrus pygerythrus, India, Manipur State, Imphal.

Hosts. RODENTIA: Alticola roylei, Bandicota bengalensis, B. indica, Berylmys manipulus, Callosciurus erythraeus erythraeus, C. pygerythrus pygerythrus, Diomys crumpi, Dremomys pernyi, Hyperacrius sp., Leopoldamys edwardsi, Mus sp., Niviventer confucianus, N. cremoriventer, Rattus andamanensis, R. rattus, R. tanezumi, Sciurotamias forresti, Sciurus vulgaris; SORICOMORPHA: Suncus murinus; LAGOMORPHA: Ochotona roylei; CARNIVORA: Chrotogale owstoni, Herpestes sp.; ARTIODACTYLA: Muntiacus muntjak; PRIMATES: Macaca mulatta; AVES: Lanius schach nasutus, L. schach schach .

Distribution. Burma, China, India, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.