Trichodectes canis ( De Geer, 1778 )

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Trichodectes canis ( De Geer, 1778)

Ricinus canis De Geer, 1778: 81 , pl. 4: fig. 16.

Pediculus canis O. Fabricius, 1780: 215 .

Trichodectes latus Nitzsch, 1818: 296 .

Trichodectes octopunctatus Denny, 1852: 29 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Trichodectes latus Nitzsch, 1818 .

Trichodectes Riveti [sic] Neumann, 1913: 614 , figs 7–8.

Trichodectes floridanus McGregor, 1917: 168 , pl. 16: figs 3, 5.

Trichodectes latifrons Fahrenholz, 1919: 363 .

Trichodectes canis ( De Geer, 1778) ; Werneck 1948: 111.

Trichodectes canis ; Macadam et al. 1984: 37.

Trichodectes canis ( De Geer, 1778) ; Price et al. 2003: 274, fig. 264.

Type host: Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 —Domestic dog.

Type locality: Europe.

Malaysian host: Canis lupus familiaris.

Malaysian locality: Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) Malaysian Borneo ( Macadam et al. 1984).

Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica.

Remarks: Trichodectes canis is a prevalent parasite of dogs ( Durden 2019), that also parasitises several other hosts ( Price et al. 2003: 274). The only record of T. canis in Malaysia is from domestic dogs in multiple locations of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo ( Macadam et al. 1984). Whether T. canis in Malaysia is more prevalent on hosts in forest areas, as shown by Macadam et al. (1984), needs to be confirmed.