Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959

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Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959

Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959: 581 , figs 27–28, 34b, 35c, 42–43.

Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959 ; Johnson 1964: 78, figs 43A–E.

Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959 ; Kim 1971: 51, figs 6–8.

Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959 ; Durden & Musser 1994: 61.

Type host: Callosciurus finlaysoni (Horsfield, 1823) —Finlayson’s squirrel.

Malaysian hosts: Callosciurus caniceps (Gray, 1842) , Callosciurus nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1824) , Callosciurus notatus (Boddaert, 1785) , Callosciurus prevostii (Desmarest, 1822) , Glyphotes simus Thomas, 1898 , Lariscus insignis (Cuvier, 1821) , Sundasciurus tenuis (Horsfield, 1824) .

Malaysian localities: Ranau & Gunung Kinabalu (Sabah) Malaysian Borneo ( Johnson 1959, 1964); Perak & Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia ( Johnson 1964); “ Malaysia ” ( Madinah et al. 2014).

Geographical distribution: Borneo, Japan, Malaysia, People’s Republic of China (Yunnan Province), Taiwan, Thailand ( Durden & Musser 1994; Price & Graham 1997; Shinozaki et al. 2004; Zuo et al. 2011).

Remarks: The adult male and female of Neohaematopinus callosciuri were described and illustrated by Johnson (1959), and Kim (1971) described and illustrated the three nymphal instars. Madinah et al. (2014) recorded seven specimens of N. callosciuri from Callosciurus notatus from Malaysia, without specifying the exact location. Zuo et al. (2011) reported N. callosciuri from 187 of 191 specimens of Callosciurus erythraeus (Pallas, 1779) examined for lice in China. Shinozaki et al. (2004) reported the human introduction of N. callosciuri to Japan with C. erythraeus .