An annotated checklist of sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, with lists of hosts and pathogens Author Kazim, Abdul-Rahman 0000-0002-6269-8390 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6269 - 8390 Author Houssaini, Jamal 0000-0002-6269-8390 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6269 - 8390 & Institute of Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2254 - 2743 Author Tappe, Dennis 0000-0002-4493-0395 Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4493 - 0395 Author Heo, Chong-Chin 0000-0002-6269-8390 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6269 - 8390 & Institute of Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2254 - 2743 text Zootaxa 2022 2022-12-02 5214 3 301 336 journal article 199802 10.11646/zootaxa.5214.3.1 a942f305-2626-484d-8246-72def04e6bfe 1175-5326 7389119 CABB624F-59E4-4E6F-8678-6B952DA5AE31 Hoplopleura diaphora Johnson, 1964 Hoplopleura diaphora Johnson, 1964: 75 , figs 29–34. Hoplopleura diaphora Johnson, 1964 ; Kim 1968: 701 . Hoplopleura diaphora Johnson, 1964 ; Johnson 1972a: 231 , 3, 6–7, 10–11, 15–16, 19. Hoplopleura diaphora Johnson, 1964 ; Durden & Musser 1994: 23 . Type host: “ Rattus bowersi ” = Berylmys bowersi (Anderson, 1879) —Bower’s white-toothed rat. Malaysian host: Berylmys bowersi . Malaysian localities: Ulu Langat Forest Reserve ( Selangor ) Peninsular Malaysia ( Johnson 1964 , Johnson 1972a ); Fraser’s Hill & Pine Tree Hill ( Pahang ) Peninsular Malaysia ( Johnson 1964 ); Mount Brinchang ( Perak ) Peninsular Malaysia ( Johnson 1964 ). Geographical distribution: Peninsular Malaysia , Vietnam ( Durden & Musser 1994 ; Price & Graham 1997 ). Remarks: The adult male and female of Hoplopleura diaphora were described and illustrated by Johnson (1964) , and Johnson (1972a) described and illustrated all three nymphal stages, and also recorded this louse species from Vietnam . Hoplopleura diaphora is morphologically similar to H. kitti , and both are considered to be sibling species ( Johnson 1972a ).