Bovicola limbatus (Gervais 1844)

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 limbatus

biology_ecology

Malaysian host: Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758.

biology_ecology

Type host: Capra hircus angorensis (Shaw, 1800) — Angora goat.

discussion

Remarks: Bovicola limbatus and B. caprae and both common parasites of goats (Durden, 2019) and morphologically similar. Sebei et al. (2004) separated the males of Bovicola limbatus and B. caprae by the morphology of their gonopods (e. g. presence of terminal flaps in B. caprae, but absent in B. limbatus). In Peninsular Malaysia, only one record of B. limbatus has been reported by Mustaffa-Babjee (1969); however, considering that there are no figures and no mention of genitalia or gonopods of the male, it is not possible determine with certainty the species that Mustaffa-Babjee (1969) examined. Further studies are needed to investigate the occurrence and prevalence of B. limbatus and B. caprae in Malaysia.

distribution

Malaysian locality: “ West Malaysia ”, Peninsular Malaysia (Mustaffa-Babjee 1969). Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica.

materials_examined

Type locality: Not given in the original description.

Name

Synonyms: Bovicola (Bovicola) limbatus (Gervais 1844); Bovicola major (Piaget); Bovicola painei (Kellogg & Nakayama 1914); Bovicola sachtlebeni Keler 1937; Bovicola wernecki Keler 1937; Bovidoecus painei (Kellogg & Nakayama 1914); Damalinia (Bovicola) limbata (Gervais 1844); Damalinia limbata (Gervais 1844); Trichodectes climax subsp. major Piaget 1885; Trichodectes limbatus Gervais 1844; Trichodectes madagascariensis Mjoberg 1910; Trichodectes painei Kellogg & Nakayama 1914
Homonyms: Bovicola limbatus (Gervais 1844); Bovicola (Bovicola) limbatus (Gervais 1844)