Hoplopleura sicata Johnson, 1964

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Hoplopleura sicata Johnson, 1964

Hoplopleura sicata Johnson, 1964: 73 , figs 13, 16, 22–24.

Hoplopleura sicata Johnson, 1964 ; Johnson 1972b: 221, figs 3, 5, 11–12, 21, 25.

Hoplopleura sicata Johnson, 1964 ; Mishra 1981: 59, figs 125–132.

Hoplopleura sicata Johnson, 1964 ; Durden & Musser 1994: 34.

Type host: “ Rattus cremoriventer ” = Niviventer cremoriventer (Miller, 1900) —Dark-tailed tree rat.

Malaysian host: Niviventer cremoriventer .

Malaysian localities: Tenompak, Gunung Kinabalu, Ulu Kaingaran, Pampang & Ranau (Sabah) Malaysian Borneo ( Johnson 1964) .

Geographical distribution: India (Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, West Bengal States), Laos, Malaysian Borneo, Nepal ( Mishra 1981; Durden & Musser 1994; Price & Graham 1997).

Remarks: The adult male and female of Hoplopleura sicata were described and illustrated by Johnson (1964). Johnson (1972) described and illustrated all three nymphal instars. To date, the original description is the only record of Hoplopleura sicata in Malaysia. Apart from Malaysian Borneo, H. sicata has been found on a number of other species of Niviventer and Rattus from India, Laos and Nepal ( Johnson 1972b; Mishra 1981; Durden & Musser 1994).