198 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I4I 



Leidynema appendiculata (Leidy, 1850) Chitwood, 1932? 



Natural host. — Eurycotis floridana, U.S.A., Massachusetts (Roth 

 and Willis, unpublished data, 1955) : Determined by Dr. G. Steiner 

 who wrote us, "In Eurycotis floridana there were ten specimens of 

 the nematode Leidynema appendiculata (Leidy, 1850). This cock- 

 roach is obviously a new host for this nematode. I am not sure that 

 the nematode exactly agrees with the description as given in the 

 literature." 



Leidynema cranifera Chitwood, 1932 



Natural hosts. — Blaherus craniifer, U.S.A., Florida (Chitwood, 

 1932) ; Massachusetts (Roth and Willis, unpublished data, 1955). 

 Determined by Dr. G. Steiner. 



Blaherus atroposf, U.S.A., Florida (Chitvv^ood, 1932) : B. craniifer 

 has generally been recorded as B. atropos of Stoll which is a closely 

 related but distinct South American species (Rehn and Hebard, 

 1927). 



Leidynema delatorrei Chitwood, 1932 

 Natural host. — Leucophaea maderae, Cuba, Havana (Chitwood, 

 1932). 



Leidynema nocalum Chitwood and Chitwood, 1934 



Natural host. — Panesthia angustipennis, Philippine Islands (Chit- 

 wood and Chitwood, 1934). 



Leidynemella fusiformis Cobb, 1934 



Natural hosts. — Panesthia laevicollisf, Philippine Islands (Cobb in 

 Chitwood and Chitwood, 1934). 



Panesthia angustipennis^ Philippine Islands (Chitwood and Chit- 

 wood, 1934). 



Leidynemella panesthiae (Caleb, 1878) Chitwood and Chitwood, 1934 



Synonymy. — O.vyuris panesthiae Galeb, 1878, in part; Thelastoma 

 panesthiae (Galeb, 1878) Travassos, 1929. [Chitwood, 1932; Chit- 

 wood and Chitwood, 1934.] 



Natural host. — Panesthia sp.. New Guinea (Galeb, 1878) : About 

 40 nematodes may be found in one insect. 



Leidynemella paracranifera Chitwood and Chitwood, 1934 



Natural host. — Panesthia angustipennis, Philippine Islands (Chit- 

 wood and Chitwood, 1934). 



