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of 223/*; width 55/*. Mouth with 6 small equal papillae. Buccal 

 cavity (fig. 195) 45/* long by 38/* wide. Three subrectangular teeth 

 at entrance to esophagus. Esophageal bulb subspherical. 



Male 7.4 mm. long by 572/* wide. Tail (fig. 196) slender, slightly 

 curved ventrally, with pointed appendage 93/* long. Cloacal aper- 

 ture 232/* from posterior end. Preanal sucker 186/t long, without 

 chitinous ring, 423/* from caudal extremity. Caudal alae rudimen- 

 tary. Eleven pairs of papillae, of which 3 are preanal, 2 adanal, 6 

 postanal. Spicules equal, 558/* long by 38/* wide. Gubernaculum 

 228/* long. 



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Figs. 191-194. — Subulura travassosi. 191, Ovejector. 192-193, Male tail. (Figs. 

 191, 192, and 193 from Bucco chacuru.) 194, From Bucco swainsoni. Male tail. 

 All after Barreto, 1918 



Female 15.5 mm. long by 858/* wide. Caudal extremity acute, with 

 appendage 186/* long. Anus 1.2 mm. from posterior extremity. 

 Vulva small, only slightly salient, anterior to middle of body. 

 Ovejector with muscular layer poorly developed; vestibule retort- 

 shaped; trompe sinuous, difficult to differentiate. Two divergent 

 uteri. Eggs almost spherical, 68/* long by 60/* wide, embryonated 

 when deposited. 



Life Mst&ry. — Unknown; probably similar to that of Ascaridia 

 galli (p. 82). 



Distribution. — South America (Brazil). 



SUBULURA, species Baylis and Daubney, 1922 



Host. — Tumix, species. 

 Location. — Not given. 



