Lorisicola mjoebergi ( Stobbe, 1913 )

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Lorisicola mjoebergi ( Stobbe, 1913)

Trichodectes mjöbergi Stobbe, 1913: 379 , figs 8a–b.

Trichodectes brachycephalus Ewing, 1930: 120 .

Lorisicola mjöbergi ( Stobbe, 1913) ; Bedford 1936: 52.

Meganarion mjöbergi ( Stobbe, 1913) ; Kéler 1938: 465.

Meganarion brachycephalus ( Ewing, 1930) ; Kéler 1938: 465.

Lorisicola mjöbergi ( Stobbe, 1913) ; Werneck 1950: 3, figs 2–8, 8A.

Felicola (Lorisicola) mjoebergi ( Stobbe, 1913) ; Price et al. 2003: 258.

Lorisicola mjobergi [sic] ( Stobbe, 1913); Mey 2021: 194, figs 1–5, 7–17, tables 1–2.

Type host: Nycticebus borneanus (Lyon, 1906) —Bornean slow loris [see Mey 2021: 184].

Type locality: “Nord-Borneo” = Sabah, Malaysian Borneo .

Malaysian hosts: Nycticebus borneanus , Nycticebus coucang (Boddaert, 1785) [see Mey 2021: 184]. Malaysian localities: Kota Tinggi (Johor) Peninsular Malaysia ( Ewing 1930); Sabah, Malaysian Borneo ( Stobbe 1913).

Geographical distribution: Southeast Asia.

Remarks: Mey (2021) discussed the taxonomic status of Lorisicola mjoebergi in great detail, including a complete morphological description and a discussion about its hosts. Also, Mey (2021) questioned the validity of the two hosts listed above, based on their known geographical distribution.