Heterakis forciparia Stossich 1888 pro 
parte—p. 289 (13). Pl. 7 fig. 25. 
Subulura strongylina Railliet & Henry, 
1912 pro parte—p. 258. 
Subulura forcipata. Railliet & Henry 1913 
pro parte— p. 680. 
Subulura strongylina Travassos, 1913 pro 
parte—1913 (a), p. 21- 1913 (b), p. 
302. 
Habitat: Intestine of 
Malacoptila torquata (Ham u. Kiist). 
Chelidoptera tenebrosa (Pall), 
Nonnula rubecula (Spix). 
Monacha nigra (Miller). 
Monacha morpheus (Hahn. u. Küst.) 
Bucco collaris Lath. 
Bucco macrorhynchus Gm. 
Bucco tectus Bodd, 
Bucco tamatia Gm. 
Bucco striolatus Pelz. 
Bucco rufiventris Natt. 
Bucco swainsoni Gray and Mitsch. 
Bucco chacuru Vieill. 
Geographic distribution: Brazil. 
34. Subulura lutzi n. sp. 
Habitat: intestine of 
Strix sp. 
Geographic distribution: Brazil. 
35. Subulura trogoni n. sp. 
Habitat: intestine of 
Trogon viridis L. 
Geographic distribution: Brazil. 
36. Subulura bentocruzi n. sp. 
Habitat: intestine of 
Trogon sp. 
Trogon variegatus Spix. 
Geographic distribution: Brazil. 
37. Subulura carlosi n. sp. 
Habitat: intestine of 
Piaya cayana (L.) 
Geographic distribution: Brazil. 
17 —— 
38. Subulura olympioi n. sp. 
Habitat: intestine of 
Crypturus parvirostris Wagler. 
Rhynchotus rufescens (Temm.). 
Noctura maculosa (Temm.). 
Geographic distribution: Brazil. 
39. Subulura plotina Baylis, 1919. 
Subulura ptotina Baylis, 1919—p. 459, 
text-fig. p. 460. 
Plotus rufus (Darter .) 
Geographic distribution: Africa Uganda. 
Description and species. 
1. Subulura distans (Rudolphi, 1809) 
Railliet & Henry, 1913. 
(PI. 2 figs. 1 and 9). 
Measurements : 
3S Length: 27 mm. (Duj).; 14,7 to 25,4 
mm. (Dies.); 25 mm. (Schneider). 
9 Length: 40 mm. (DUJ).: 25,4 to 40,1 
mm. DJES. Width 1,5 mm. DIES. 
Body rather large, either of uniform 
width or thinning towards anterior extremi- 
ty, spirally rolled. Head roundish, bare. Mouth 
triangular, with small lips leading directly to 
a pestleshaped oesophagus followed by sphe- 
ric bulb. 
Male: Slenderer than female. Tail cur- 
ved like a hook, ending in a short point. Spi- 
cules unequal, very long and curved. Caudal 
bursa little developed. Genital papillae eleven 
in number. Etliptic sucker without chitinous 
ring. 
Female: twice the size of male; straight; 
threadlike. Tail with diverging extremity. 
Eggs round. 
Note.—The descriptions by Dujardin, Rudolphi, Die- 
sing and Schneider are insufficient; we shall give all the 
characteristics cited by them. Some, like Diesing, Stossich 
and Travassos have counfounded this species with S. 
Jacchi. 
