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BULLETIN 120, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



CEPEDEA FLORIDENSIS, new species. 



Type. — United States National Museum Cat. No. 16518. 

 Host. — Scaphiopus alhus Garman, one abundant infection, in 

 United States National Museum specimen No. 52403, 54 mm. long, 



from Key West, Flor- 

 ida; A. Garman, col- 

 lector. 



Measu7'ements of an 

 ordinarij individual.. — 

 Length of body 0.23 

 mm. ; width of body 

 0.089 mm. ; thickness of 

 body, anterior 0.018 

 mm. (width at same 

 Fio. 124. — cbpedka occidejntaus, X 460 diameters, level 0.048 mm.), jniQ- 



dle 0.025 mm. (width at 

 same level 0.089 mm.), posterior 0.032 mm. (width at same level 0.048 

 mm.) ; diameter of resting nucleus 0.0036 mm. to 0.005 nun.; length 



Fig. 125. — Cepbdea flobiden.si.s, X 460 diametees. 



and width of dividing nuclei, first nucleus 0.0047 mm. by 0.0027 mm., 

 second nucleus 0.0048 mm. by 0.0034 mm., third nucleus 0.00525 mm. 



