168 )Ikport 8. a. a. Advancemknt of Scienck. 



dimensions. Thus Collin's Ttwiiia zebn.ui, Rud., or, more correctly, 

 Anoplocephala zehrae, becomes a species without a name. 



Anoplocpphala perfoliata (Goeze). — One occurrence in 8out]i Africa 

 has come to my notice. 



Bertia deJ.afondi (llailliet). — Apparently quite common in Ofina 

 cajien-sis ; this species is rare in other parts of the world. 



Stilesia centripnnctata (Riv.). — 1 know of at least two occurrences 

 of this worm in the intestines of sheep. 



Stileda hepatica, WolflFhiigel. — Very frequent in the liver (bile 

 ducts) of sheep. In my opinion .b'. hepatica is probably only a synonym 

 of S. globipunctata, as the onl};^ characteristic by which it can be satis- 

 factorily distinguished, apart from its place of predilection, does not 

 hold good. Wolffhiigel states that *S'. hepatica lias two genital pores 

 per segment as against iS'. f/lobip9inctata's one. In my specimens there 

 is only one, irregularly alternating, genital pore per segment. It must 

 be further remarked that Transvaal is tlie t3^pe locality. My reason 

 for citing the worm under the syiionvm is that <S'. glohipvnctafa has so 

 far never been found in the liver except in South Africa : peihaps a 

 closer and more Ccireful examination with comparative material will 

 reveal differences, justifying the retention of the name, with a modified 

 description. 



yhi/xaiuhsoma actinuides, Dies., is stated by Stiles, on the authority 

 of Dr. Wiltshire, to occur in sheep in South Africa, but I have so far 

 not yet met with this species. As 7%. actinoide>^ is the species infest- 

 ing the liver of sheep in North America, there is at least just the 

 possibility of confusion with StU'^sia hepatica. 



Thy.^anosoma yiardi (Moniez) occurs here in cattle. T ha^e also 

 taken a quite typical specimen from Orr'a.-^ caiiaa, the eland. 



Moniezia ohlouf/iceps, Stiles, observed in the small intestine of 

 sheep. 



Moniezia expatisa (Rud.), also from sheep ; a specimen was also 

 obtained from the bluebuck, t'f'phah))>hii!< mo^daiui, from a specimen 

 reared and bred in the Zoo. 



Moniezia Iriyouophora, Stiles. — A speci)nen from a calf has lichen 

 pi'ovisionally identified as belonging to this s})ecies. 



Dipyliditint caniuutn (Linne). — T have seen specimens from the 

 dog, and am inclined to consider some specimens from the sad<]le- 

 backed jackal (Cauin mesoniclai<) as belonging to this species. 



Davaiiiea, proylotti'iia (Dav.). — Common in the domesti*' fowl in 

 Pretoria. 



Taenia .Hayiuata, Goeze is apparently very tu)inmon in the Trans- 

 vaal, especially in natives. 



Taenia .soHnm, Linne, seems to me to be rarer here than 7'. sayinata. 

 I. have specimens of the bladder-worms from the pig, and in the brain, 

 and muscles of natives (two cases) ; also a few scolices taken post 

 mortem from the intestine of a native. 



Taenia maryinata, Batsch. -The bladder-worms of this species are 

 frequent in sheep, and I have found them also in the duiker, the 

 springbok and in the rooi reebok. I ha\e l>een able to rear specimens 



