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.