Neohaematopinus elbeli Johnson, 1959

Neohaematopinus elbeli Johnson, 1959: 592, figs 64–68.

Neohaematopinus elbeli Johnson, 1959; Johnson 1964: 79.

Neohaematopinus elbeli Johnson, 1959; Durden & Musser 1994: 62.

Type host: Dremomys rufigenis (Blanford, 1878) —Asian red-cheeked squirrel.

Malaysian host: Dremomys rufigenis .

Malaysian locality: Gunung Batu Brinchang (Pahang) Peninsular Malaysia (Johnson 1964).

Geographical distribution: Malaysia, People’s Republic of China (Yunnan Province), Taiwan, Thailand (Durden & Musser 1994; Price & Graham 1997; Zuo et al. 2011).

Remarks: The adult male and female of Neohaematopinus elbeli were described and illustrated by Johnson (1959). The only record of this louse species in Malaysia was published by Johnson (1964). Zuo et al. (2011) reported N. elbeli from one specimen of Dremomys pernyi (Milne-Edwards, 1867) examined for lice in China.