| abstract | The Philippine species of the family Listrophoridae are revised, with the fauna including six species in five genera: Sciurochirus philippinensis Fain, 1972 from Sundasciurus philippinensis (Waterhouse, 1839), Sundasciurus steeri (Gunther, 1877), and Petinomys crinitus Hollister, 1911 (Rodentia: Sciuridae); Aeromychirus petinomys sp. nov. from Petinomys crinitus; Afrolistrophorus maculatus Fain, 1976 from Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848), Apomys datae (Meyer, 1899), Apomys microdon Hollister, 1913, Chrotomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895), Chrotomys whiteheadi (Thomas, 1895), Archboldomys musseri Rickart et al., 1998, and Rhynchotnys soricoides Thomas, 1895 (Rodentia: Muridae); Asiochirus suncus (RADFORD, 1947) from Suncus marinas (L., 1766) (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae); Lynxacarus semnopitheci Fain, 1970 from Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777) (Carnivora: Viverridae), and the previously recorded Lynxacarus palawanensis FAIN, 1976 from Tupaia palawanensis THOMAS , 1894 (Scandentia: Tupaiidae). Emended generic and subgeneric diagnoses, redescriptions of most recognized species and description of Aeromychirus petinomys sp. nov., along with host ranges and distributions, and a key to species are given. |