Gliricola porcelli ( Schrank, 1781 )

Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2023, An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, Zootaxa 5263 (1), pp. 40-60 : 44

Gliricola porcelli ( Schrank, 1781)

Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781: 500 , pl. 1: fig.1.

Pediculus saviae Schrank, 1803: 186 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781 .

Pediculus bifurcatus Olfers, 1816: 83 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781 .

Gyropus gracilis Nitzsch, 1818: 304 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781 .

Gyropus porcelli perfoliatus Neumann, 1912b: 216 .

Gyropus bicaudatus Paine, 1912b: 441 , pl. 20: fig. 3.

Gliricola mexicana Zavaleta, 1946: 435 , figs 1A–F.

Gliricola porcelli ( Schrank, 1781) ; Werneck 1948: 38.

Gliricola porcelli ( Schrank, 1781) ; Price et al. 2003: 76.

Type host: Cavia porcellus ( Linnaeus, 1758) — Guinea pig.

Type locality: Not given in the original description.

Malaysian host: Cavia porcellus .

Malaysian locality: Ampang (Selangor) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper).

Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica.

Remarks: Gliricola porcelli was collected from a pet guinea pig in a veterinary clinic located in Ampang, Selangor, and identified by the first author (A.- R.K.). This is the first record of G. porcelli from Malaysia.