Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838

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Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838

Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838: 443 .

Gyropus turbinatus Piaget, 1880: 612 , pl. 50: fig. 7.

Allogyropus turbinatus (Piaget) ; Ewing, 1924: 20.

Gyropus recifensis Torres, 1938: 279 , figs 1–4.

Macrogyropus mexicanus Zavaleta, 1946: 438 , figs 2G–L.

Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 ; Werneck 1948: 53.

Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 ; Cheah 1988: 25.

Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 ; Price et al. 2003: 77.

Type host: “Savia [sic] cobaya ” = Cavia porcellus ( Linnaeus, 1758) — Guinea pig .

Type locality: Not given in the original description.

Malaysian host: Cavia porcellus .

Malaysian locality: Ipoh (Perak) Peninsular Malaysia ( Cheah 1988).

Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica.

Remarks: Commonly known as the oval guinea pig louse, Gyropus ovalis was reported from laboratory guinea pigs in the Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh, by Cheah (1988). This is the only record of G. ovalis in Malaysia.