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SUBULURA LEPRINCEI (Gendre, 1909) Travassos, 1913 



Synonyms. — HeteraMs leprincei Gendre, 1909&; Allodapa leprin- 

 cei (Gendre, 1909) Seurat, 1914. 



ffosts. — Caprimulgus aegyptius saharae; C. fossil; Macrodipteryx 

 macrodipterus. 



Location. — Ceca. 



Morphology. — Subulura (p. 104) : Head without lips and not 

 marked off from body, but with 6 papillae, 4 of them suhmedian 

 and 2 lateral; buccal cavity with a plate of chitinous teeth (fig. 

 169«). Two lateral membranes extending entire length of body but 

 especially well developed in anterior region. Esophagus with 2 

 swellings. 



Male 10.5 to 18 mm. long by 300 to 420/* wide. Esophagus (in- 

 cluding pharynx) 1/9.3, tail 1/48 of total length, the latter ending 

 in a slender point. Caudal alae well developed. Thirteen pairs of 

 caudal papillae (fig. 170« and b), 7 of which are preanal and 6 

 postanal. Spicules (fig. 170<?) equal, 1 mm. to 1.4 mm. long. Gu- 

 bernaculum (fig. 170c?) triangular, 130/* long. 



Female 21 to 35 mm. long by 400 to 600//, wide. Esophagus (in- 

 cluding pharynx) 1/15, tail 1/25 of total length, the latter slender and 

 pointed. Vulva inconspicuous, anterior to middle of body, at % 

 of the body length. Ovejector (fig. 169&) very long, similar to 

 that of S. allodapa. Eggs (fig. 170e) 60/* long by 51/* wide; in the 

 early stages the shell is thick and made up of polygonal plates but 

 later becomes thinner and smooth. 



Life history. — Unknown ; probably similar to that of Ascarulia 

 galli (p. 82). 



Distribution. — Africa (Dahomey) . 



SUBULURA LUTZI Barreto, 1918 



Host. — Strix, species. 



Location. — Intestine. 



Morphology. — Subulura (p. 104) : Body white, filiform, cuticle 

 transversely striated. Lateral alae relatively short, about 1.27 mm. 

 long, reaching to the level of posterior end of esophagus. Mouth 

 elliptical, with 6 papillae, the lateral smaller than the median. 

 Buccal cavity (fig. 171) about 55/* deep. Three small equal teeth 

 at entrance to esophagus. Esophagus 1.24 to 1.6 mm. long; bulb 

 spherical, 250/t in diameter. 



Male 14 mm. long by 370/* wide. Caudal extremity strongly 

 curved ventrally (fig. 173), with a sharply pointed appendage 279/* 

 long. Cloacal aperture 169/* from posterior end. Preanal sucker 

 elliptical, about 213/* long, without chitinous border, 798/* from 



