219 Dr. M. Khalil on some 
roadside near Coldharbour Farm, Wye. M. Henry W. 
srOlemann was kind enough to identify the species for me in 
the first instance, and [ tender him my best thanks. 
The original deseription was as Strongylosoma ttalicum, 
Latzel, 1886, Bull. Ent. Ital. xviii. p. 308. 
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6th January, 1922. 
XXIV.—A Preliminary Note on some new Nematode Para- 
sites from the Elephant. By M. Kuauit, M.D., D.P.H., 
D.T.M. & H.* 
PreriporpHarynx, Lane, 1921. 
Pteridopharyn2# anisa, sp. n. 
Male is 14-15 mm. long and 0:46 mm. in breadth. 
Female is 16°5-17 mm. in length and ‘65 mm. in breadth. 
Cuticle is striated. External leaf-crown consists of about 
20 leaflets. There are 4 head-papille. Mouth-capsule 
pear-shaped. (C#sophagus is "45-57 mm. in length. The 
* From the Helminthological Department, London School of Tropical 
e Medicine. Received for publication 9th January, 1922, 
