Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781: 502, pl. 1: figs 8–9.
Pediculus ovisarietis Schrank, 1803: 187. Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781. Pediculus sphaerocephalus Olfers, 1816: 85. Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781. Trichodectes sphaerocephalus (Olfers, 1816); Nitzsch 1818: 296.
Trichodectes ovis Schrank, 1781 [sic]; Harrison 1916: 71.
Bovicola ovis (Schrank, 1781); Werneck 1950: 73, figs 54–56.
Bovicola (Bovicola) ovis (Schrank, 1781); Price et al. 2003: 66, 253, fig. 248.
Bovicola ovis (Schrank, 1781); Syamsul et al. 2020: 51, fig. 2C.
Type host: “Ove ariete” = Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 —Sheep.
Type locality: Not given, but Emerson & Price (1975) noted it was in Europe.
Malaysian host: Ovis aries.
Malaysian localities: Bachok, Gua Musang, Jeli, Kota Bharu, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Tumpat (Kelantan) Peninsular Malaysia (Syamsul et al. 2020); Ayer Keroh, Jasin (Melaka) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper); Beranang (Selangor) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper).
Geographical distribution: Worldwide except Antarctica.
Remarks: Here, we report two new records of Bovicola ovis from farmed sheep in the state of Selangor and in southern Melaka.