Polyplax spinulosa (Burmesier, 1839)

Ex Clethrionomys (Myodes) sp. (undetermined vole); collection locality: Uvs Province, Harhiraa Uul (Krištofıḱ, 1999).

Notes: The spined rat louse, P. spinulosa, typically parasitizes peridomestic Rattus spp. around the world (Durden and Musser, 1994) but it has also been reported from some other species of rodents. The following names are synonyms as documented by Durden and Musser (1994): Pediculus spinulosus Burmeister, 1839; Haematopinus spinulosus (Burmeister, 1839); Haematopinus (Polyplax) spinulosus (Burmeister, 1839); Pediculus denticulatus Nitzsch, 1864; Polyplax campylopteri Zavaleta, 1945 .