Bovicola bovis (Linnaeus 1758)
- 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
- Trichodectidae
- genus
- Bovicola
- species
- Bovicola bovis
biology_ecology
Malaysian host: Bos taurus.
biology_ecology
Type host: Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 — Domestic cattle.
discussion
Remarks: Bovicola bovis is the only chewing louse parasitic on domestic cattle. Mustaffa-Babjee (1969) recorded B. bovis from cattle in Peninsular Malaysia, but without specifying the actual locality. Considering that studies of B. bovis in Malaysia are scarce, it is imperative to investigate the prevalence of this species from livestock, as B. bovis is known to affect cattle hide quality and cause a number of deteriorating symptoms, such as anemia and malnutrition (Durden 2019).
distribution
Malaysian locality “ West Malaysia ”, Peninsular Malaysia (Mustaffa-Babjee 1969). Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica.
materials_examined
Type locality: Not given, but Emerson & Price (1975) noted it was in Europe.
Name
- Synonyms
- Bovicola (Bovicola) bovis (Linnaeus 1758)
- Bovidoecus bovis (Linnaeus 1758)
- Damalinia (Bovicola) bovis (Linnaeus 1758)
- Damalinia bovis (Linnaeus 1758)
- Pediculus bovis Linnaeus 1758
- Pediculus tauri Linnaeus 1761
- Trichodectes bovis Linnaeus 1758
- Trichodectes scalaris Nitzsch 1818
- Homonyms
- Bovicola bovis (Linnaeus 1758)
- Bovicola (Bovicola) bovis (Linnaeus 1758)