Hoplopleura affinis (Burmeister, 1839)

Ex Cricetulus sp. (undetermined hamster) ( Cricetidae); collection locality: Uvs Province, Zuun Govi Soum (Krištofıḱ, 1999).

Notes: Hoplopleura affinis typically parasitizes various species of Apodemus mice ( Muridae) across much of Eurasia (Durden and Musser, 1994) so the record from Cricetulus in Mongolia would be considered unusual. The following names are former generic and subspecific assignments for this louse as documented by Durden and Musser (1994): Pediculus affinis Burmeister, 1839; Haematopinus affinis (Burmeister, 1839); Haematopinus acanthopus var. affinis (Burmeister, 1839); Polyplax affinis (Burmeister, 1839); Hoplopleura affinis affinis (Burmeister, 1839) .