PARASITES OF MAN. 



Remarks. — Has thrice been found in man. Infests the liver. 

 Lit. — All standard woi'ka, especially that of Leuckart. 



3. — D (stoma eras sum, Busk. 



Syn. — D. Buskii, Lankester ; DicrocceUum, Weinland. 



Larvaj. — Unknown. 



Int. Host. — Not known. Probably a species of oyster. 



Remarks. — Infests the duodenum. Found at least thi-ice in man. 



Lit. — Cobbold; Synops. of the Distomidai in Linn. Proceed., 1860; 

 Idem. ; Obs. on the large fluke, with notes of two cases in which 

 a missionary and his wife were the victims ; Linn. Soc. Proc, 

 Vol. XII. (zool. div. ;) and in The Veterinarian, 1876. 



4^—Diitoma sinense, Cobbold. 



Syn. — I), spatulatum, Leuckart. 



Larvaj. — Unknown. 



Int. Host. — Probably a fresh water mollusk. 



Remarks. — Infests the Uver of Chinese. Discovered by Professor 



McConnell. 

 Lit. — McConnell; Lancet for August, 1875; Macgrcgor; Glasgoio 



Medical Journal for January, 1877. 



0. — Distoma conjunctum, Cobbold. 



SjTi. — None. 



Larvse. — Unknown . 



Int. Host. — Probably a small mollusk. 



Remarks. — Infests the liver. Originally found by me in an 

 American fox (1858,) and subsequently by Lewis in pariah dogs 

 (1872,) and afterwards by McConnell in man (1875.) 



Lit. — Cobbold; Synopsis fZ.c.j 1859 ; Lewis; Govt. Rep., Calcutta, 

 1872; McConnell ; Lancet, Feb., 1876. 



6. — Distoma heteroplujes, Siebold. 



Syn. — Fasciola, Moquin-Tandon ; Dicroccelium, Weinland. 



Larvae. — Unknown. 



Int. Host. — Unknown. 



Remarks. — Infests the intestine. Only once found. Discovered 



by Bilharz, at Cairo, 1851. 

 Lit. — All standard works, more particularly that of Leuckart. 



7. — Distoma ophthahnohiitm, Diesing. 



Syn. — D. oculi hunuini, Gescheidt ; D. lentis. Von Ammon ; 



Dicroccelium, Weinland; Munostoma, Noi'dmann ; Festucaria, 



Moquiu-Tandon. 

 Remarks. — Several times found in the eye, but as all the specimens 



were sexually immature, the species, as such, is of doubtful 



authenticity. 

 Lit. — All standard works. 



8. — Tctrastoma renale, Delle-Chiaje. 

 Syn. — None. 

 Remarks. — Supposed to infest the kidney. Discovered by 



Lucarclli in 1826. 

 Lit. — DeUe-Chiaje, Elmintografia Umana, 1833. 



9. — Hexathyridivm pincjuicola, Treutlcr. 



Syn. — Ilrxastonui, Cuvier; Limjuatula, Lamarck; r«/j/«fo?n/j, Zeder. 

 Remarks. — Only once detected. It was lodged in a small tumour 



of the size of a nut. 

 Lit. — Treubler ; Obs. path. anat. ad helm. corj). humani, 1793. 



