An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia 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 2023 2023-04-04 5263 1 40 60 http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.2 1175-5326 0D65E7BE-489B-49A4-A6F2-E1DA6962EF02 Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838: 443 . Gyropus turbinatus Piaget, 1880: 612 , pl. 50: fig. 7. Allogyropus turbinatus (Piaget) ; Ewing, 1924: 20 . Gyropus recifensis Torres, 1938: 279 , figs 1–4. Macrogyropus mexicanus Zavaleta, 1946: 438 , figs 2G–L. Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 ; Werneck 1948: 53 . Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 ; Cheah 1988: 25 . Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 ; Price et al . 2003: 77 . 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 .