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Fig. 2. Taenia, 2a, Head and portion of neck x 35; 26, Pro- 

 glottides from middle third x 28 ; 2c, Eight Pro- 

 glottides, termination of Strobila x 28 ; 2d, Natural 

 size of Ta3nia $ inch. This was a young tape- worm, 

 not sexually mature. As will be seen by the 

 terminating proglottides it had not shed or cast off 

 any portion of the Strobila. 

 Figs. 3 and 5. Hooks of Cysticercus x 700. The posterior 



root of Fig. 5 is tuberculated. 

 Fig. 4. Hook of mature Tape- worm x 700. 

 Hook of Tce?iia lanceolata 

 octacantha 



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„ obvelata 



„ gracilis 



„ fasciata 



„ fragilis 



Cysticercus of T. fasciata 



After Krabbe, x 460. 



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x 350. The cyst has been 

 emptied of its contents owing to rupture by pres- 

 sure. From prepared specimen in my cabinet. 



Cysticercus of Taenia liophallus X 233. 



Hook of Cysticercus liophallus x 700. 

 ,, „ Taenia liophallus, Krabbe, x 460. 

 ,, „ Cysticercus setigera x 700 | From specimen in 



Cysticercus setigera x 350 ) my cabinet. 



Embryonic rostellum of C. setigera x 350. 



Section of cyst of C. setigera. 



