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number (three) of males available for study. One of the females 

 had eighty-two worms in the body cavity. The parasites were 

 turned over to Dr. C. W. Stiles for identification, but were too im- 

 mature for even generic diagnosis. A few of the larger cysts were 

 heavily pigmented, but the most lacked pigment. 



Table of food and parasites of Coitus asper from Loring, Alaska. 



There were eleven females and three males in the collection. 



