Ascoschoengastia (Laurentella) tafia Nadchatram and Domrow, 1964: 34, figs. 43–50; Lakshana 1973: 18; Goff 1989: 129.
Ascoschoengastia (Ascoschoengastia) tafia: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965b: 91; 1968b: 93.
Ascoschoengastia tafia: Chaisiri et al. 2016: 329.
Type deposition. USNM.
Type data. Ex Maxomys rajah (syn. Rattus rajah), Malaysia, Kedah, Gunong Jerai (Kedah Peak).
Hosts. RODENTIA: Leopoldamys sabanus, Maxomys alticola, M. surifer, M. rajah, M. whiteheadi, Niviventer niviventer, Rattus rattus.
Distribution. Laos, Malaysia, Thailand.