Bovicola ovis ( 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 : 46-47

Bovicola ovis ( Schrank, 1781)

Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781: 502 , pl. 1: figs 8–9.

Pediculus ovisarietis Schrank, 1803: 187 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781 .

Pediculus sphaerocephalus Olfers, 1816: 85 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781 .

Trichodectes sphaerocephalus ( Olfers, 1816) ; Nitzsch 1818: 296.

Trichodectes ovis Schrank, 1781 [sic]; Harrison 1916: 71.

Bovicola ovis ( Schrank, 1781) ; Werneck 1950: 73, figs 54–56.

Bovicola (Bovicola) ovis ( Schrank, 1781) ; Price et al. 2003: 66, 253, fig. 248.

Bovicola ovis ( Schrank, 1781) ; Syamsul et al. 2020: 51, fig. 2C.

Type host: “Ove ariete” = Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 —Sheep.

Type locality: Not given, but Emerson & Price (1975) noted it was in Europe.

Malaysian host: Ovis aries.

Malaysian localities: Bachok, Gua Musang, Jeli, Kota Bharu, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Tumpat (Kelantan) Peninsular Malaysia ( Syamsul et al. 2020); Ayer Keroh, Jasin (Melaka) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper); Beranang (Selangor) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper).

Geographical distribution: Worldwide except Antarctica.

Remarks: Here, we report two new records of Bovicola ovis from farmed sheep in the state of Selangor and in southern Melaka.