Ancistroplax nasuta Johnson, 1964

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Ancistroplax nasuta Johnson, 1964

Ancistroplax nasuta Johnson, 1964: 76 , figs 37–40.

Ancistroplax nasuta Johnson, 1964 ; Durden & Musser 1994: 18.

Type host: “Ground shrew”, “probably either Suncus sp. or Crocidura sp. ” ( Johnson 1964).

Malaysian hosts: “Ground shrew”, Callosciurus prevostii (Desmarest, 1822) , Maxomys ochraceiventer (Thomas, 1894) (see Remarks).

Malaysian localities: Ulu Kaingaran, Pampang (Sabah) Malaysian Borneo ( Johnson 1964), Mount Brinchang (Pahang) Peninsular Malaysia ( Johnson 1964).

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

Remarks: Johnson (1964) described Ancistroplax nasuta from three females, the holotype and two paratypes from an unidentified ground shrew, but the male and nymphal instars are still unknown. In Malaysia, Madinah et al. (2014) reported A. nasuta from one Prevost’s squirrel ( Callosciurus prevostii ) and from one chestnut-bellied spiny rat ( Maxomys ochraceiventer ). However, considering that all known species of Ancistroplax are parasitic on shrews, the records from rodents in Madinah et al. (2014) may be the result of sampling contaminations or accidental host switches, but these authors did not discuss the apparent anomaly about their reported hosts of A. nasuta .