T4 Records of the Indian Museum. [ViOL? Soli 
Sub-family PARUTERININAE, Ransom, 1909. 
= Paruterinae, Fuihrmann, 1907. 
Sub-family diagnosis:—Hymenolepididae. Scolex usually 
armed, rarely without rostellum. A single (double in Sézlesia 
provisionally placed in the sub-family) set of reproductive organs 
in eachsegment. Uterus simple or double, with a single para-ute- 
rine organ, or multiple with several para-uterine organs, into which 
the eggs pass in the finalstage of development of the segment. 
Adult in birds and Amphibia. (Sé/esia in mammals). 
Type-genus :—Paruterina, Fihrmann, 1906. 
Genus Metroliasthes, Ransom, 1900. 
Generic diagnosis:—Paruterininae. Scolex unarmed, without 
rostellum. Genital pores irregularly alternate. Genital canals pass 
between dorsal and ventral longitudinal excretory vessels and dorsal 
of the nerve. ‘Testicles rather numerous (20 to 40) in posterior 
portion of segment. Uterus single in origin and consisting, when 
fully developed, of two spherical sacs touching in the median line 
and more or less fused with one another. A para-uterine organ, 
developing in front of the uterus, and into which the eggs pass, 
becomes transformed finally into a spherical egg capsule, Adult 
in birds. 
Type-species :—Metroliasthes lucida, Ransom, 1900. 
Metroliasthes lucida, Ransom, 1900. 
ZEV £372 Gallus bankiva? Angul, Orissa Vety. Asstt., Twenty-one 
(Hen). Angul, Orissa. specimens. 
Our specimens measured 12 cms. long and 1°7 mm. broad. 
Literature :—Ransom, 1905. 
Genus Nematotaenia, Ltihe, 1899. 
Generic diagnosis: —Paruterininae. Scolex unarmed, without 
rostellum. Segmentation of strobila distinct only at posterior end. 
Strobila circular in cross section. Genital pores alternate. Geni- 
tal canals pass dorsal of longitudinal excretory vessels and nerves. 
Uterus horse-shoe shaped, disappears early. Eggs, through the 
action of numerous para-uterine organs, become inclosed in egg 
capsules, 3 or 4 in each capsule. Adult in Amphibia. 
Type-species :—Taenia dispar, Goeze, 1782. 
Nematotaenia dispar (Goeze 1782) Liihe, IgIo. 
ZEV £778 Bufo sp. Lucknow. Capt. F. H. Stewart, I.M.S. 
(Toad). 
A few fragments are referred to this species with some hesita- 
tion. Only one damaged scolex was available. The anterior 
extremity was unsegmented, and the worm was circular in cross 
section. Segmentation was distinct only towards the posterior 
extremity. The fragments in no case measured more than 7 mm. 
Literature :—Liihe, 1910; Ransom, 1909. 
