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Morphology. — Subulura (p. 104) : Lateral alae narrow, extending 

 from head to level of prebulbar esophageal swelling. 



Male unknown. 



Female 14 mm. long by 410/a wide. Head 80^ in diameter; buccal 

 cavity 35^ deep by 20y wide; esophagus 1.1 mm. long; bulb 150*i in 

 diameter. Tail acutely pointed; anus 320/x from posterior end. 

 Vulva 6.1 mm. from anterior end. Eggs 85/* long by 5G/* wide, em- 

 bryonated. 



Figs. 195-196. — Scbulura trogoni. 195, Anterior end. 196, Male tail. After 



Barreto, 1918 



Life history. — unknown: probably similar to that of Ascaridia 

 galli (p. 82). 



Distribution. — Asia (India). 



SUBULURA (?) ACUTICAUDA (Linstow, 1901) Railliet and Henry, 1914 



Synonym. — Oxysoma acuticauda Linstow, 1901. 



Host. — Numida rikwae. 



Location. — Intestine. 



Morphology. — Subulura (p. 104) : Head end rounded, with no 

 mouth cavity ; esophagus with spherical bulb. 



Male 10.5 mm. long by 390/* wide. Esophagus 1/10.7, tail 1/38 of 

 total length; 8 pairs of caudal papillae (fig. 197) of which 3 are 

 preanal, 5 postanal. Preanal sucker elongate. Spicules equal, 880/* 

 long. 



