Atopophthirus emersoni Kim, 1977

Atopophthirus emersoni Kim, 1977: 417, figs 1–9.

Atopophthirus emersoni Kim, 1977; Durden & Musser 1994: 8.

Type host: Petaurista elegans (Müller, 1840) —Spotted giant flying squirrel.

Malaysian host: Petaurista elegans .

Malaysian locality: Mersing (Johor) Peninsular Malaysia (Kim, 1977).

Geographical distribution: Peninsular Malaysia (Durden & Musser 1994; Price & Graham 1997).

Remarks: Kim (1977) described the adult male, the female and a second instar nymph of Atopohthirus emersoni .

As there are no further records of this species, the known distribution of A. emersoni is limited to Peninsular Malaysia.