Polyplax chinensis Ferris, 1923

Ex Meriones meridianus (Pallas) (midday jird), collection localities: unspecified, and Bayanhongor Province: Orog Nuur (Sosnina, 1979; Chin, 1980; Durden and Musser, 1994; Krištofıḱ, 1999).

New collection: Ex M. meridianus, Uvs Province, 6 km northeast of Olgii Soum, 25 July 2015 (NK 270079) .

Notes: This louse is known to parasitize Meriones crassus Sundevall (Sundevall’s jird) and M. meridianus and has been recorded from China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, in addition to Mongolia (Sosnina, 1979; Durden et al., 1990; Durden and Musser, 1994; Krištofıḱ, 1999).