Gyropus ovalis Burmeister 1838
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Psocodea
- family
- Gyropidae
- genus
- Gyropus
- species
- Gyropus ovalis
materials_examined
Type host: “ Savia [sic] cobaya ” = Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Guinea pig. Type locality: Not given in the original description. Malaysian host: Cavia porcellus. Malaysian locality: Ipoh (Perak) Peninsular Malaysia (Cheah 1988). Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica. Remarks: Commonly known as the oval guinea pig louse, Gyropus ovalis was reported from laboratory guinea pigs in the Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh, by Cheah (1988). This is the only record of G. ovalis in Malaysia.