Haemodipsus ventricosus ( Denny, 1842 )

Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2022, An annotated checklist of sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, with lists of hosts and pathogens, Zootaxa 5214 (3), pp. 301-336 : 322

Haemodipsus ventricosus ( Denny, 1842)

This louse species mainly infests European rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ), and is usually reported with a worldwide distribution ( Durden & Musser 1994). Although European rabbits are not native in Malaysia (PERHILITAN 2010, 2017), they have been introduced in this country as laboratory animals and exotic pets. Since there have been no attempts to investigate the possible presence of Haemodipsus ventricosus in Malaysia, its current status must remain as absent.