Felicola bengalensis ( Werneck, 1948 )

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Felicola bengalensis ( Werneck, 1948)

The type host of Felicola bengalensis is the Asian palm civet ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777) , with a wide distribution from India to Southeast Asia. Werneck (1948) gave the type locality as “ de Pulo Terutan, na costa ocidental da peninsula de Malaca, Sião ” = “from Pulo Terutan, on the western coast of the Malacca Peninsula, Siam ”. The name “Pulo Terutan” refers to the Ko Tarutao Island in Thailand, located approximately 10 kilometers north of Pulau Langkawi in Peninsular Malaysia. Furthermore, Changbunjong et al. (2010, 2011) did not mention any material of F. bengalensis from Malaysia. However, considering that the type host does occur in Malaysia, this louse species may be found in this country.