Hoplopleura ramgarh sp. nov. and Hoplopleura sinhgarh sp. nov. (Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae), parasitizing Mus spp. (Rodentia: Muridae) in India.

I these two interesting new Hoplopleurid lice which can be easily differentiated on the basis of morphological characters. In the following descriptions, all measurements are given in millimetres. The terminology used for head chaetotaxy is based on Kirn’s (1966) work, with slight modifications (Fig. 6). The illustrations were prepared with the help of camera lucida from unstained specimens mounted on slides in Canada balsam. Both the species are named after the localities where the holotypes were collected.