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SUBULURA RIMULA (Linstow, 1903a) Travassos, 1913 



Synonym. — Heterakis rimula Linstow, 1903. 



Host. — Cent/opus sinensis. 



Morphology. — Subulura (p. 104) : Cuticle with cross-striations. 

 Head without lips or papillae. Tail conical, pointed. Esophagus 

 with bulb. 



Male 8.6 mm. long by 340/* wide. Esophagus 1/7, tail 1/27 of total 

 length. Preanal sucker elongate, slit-like, with radiating muscles. 

 Ten pairs of caudal papillae (fig. 184), of which 3 are preanal, 

 7 postanal. Spicules 880/x long. 



Female 12 mm. long by 580^ wide. Esophagus 1/8, tail 1/20 of 

 body length. Vulva 1/3 of body length from anterior end. Eggs 

 49/a long by 41,u wide. 



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

 galli (p. 82). 



Distribution . — Asia ( Si am ) . 



SUBULURA SEURATI Barrcto, 1917 



Synonyms. — Subidura allodapa Seurat, 1914, part; Allodapa allo- 

 dapa Seurat, 1914, part. 



Hosts. — Caccabis rufa and C. petrosa. 



Location. — Ceca. 



Morphology. — Subulura (p. 104) : Blood-red, thick body, much 

 attenuated posteriorly; 2 lateral alae in cephalic and esophageal 

 region; lateral lines prominent. Mouth hexagonal, surrounded b}^ 6 

 papillae. Three small teeth (fig. 185a) at entrance to esophagus. 

 Esophagus with bulb. 



Male 14.5 mm. long by 500ju wide. Cloacal aperture 430,u from 

 posterior end. Preanal sucker eliptical, elongated, without chitinous 

 ring. Caudal alae narrow; 11 pairs of papillae (fig. 1855), 5 of 

 which are preanal. Spicules unequal, 1.35 mm. and 850ju, long re- 

 spectively, thus their relative lengths as 3 : 2. Gubernaculum triangu- 

 lar, 150/u, long. 



Female 12.5 mm. long by 685/* long. Tail relatively short, 1.14 

 mm. long. Vulva in anterior part of body, at 1/3 the length from 

 anterior end. Ovejector (fig 185c) remarkably long (over 5 mm.) ; 

 vestibule pyriform; sphincter and trompe very long, the latter over 

 4 mm. The ovejector of Subulura leprincei is identical with that of 

 this species; in S. forripata and S. subulata it is very different. 

 Eggs 55/u. long by 45/x wide. 



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

 gain (p. 82). 



Distribution. — Africa (Bou-Saada, Algeria). 



