373] STUDIES ON GREG ARINES WATSON 163 



dal, widest just anterior to middle. Endocyte brown. Epimerite a 

 broadly conical papilla. Nucleus ellipsoidal, with several karyosomes. 



Cysts spherical, 150-180/x, in diameter. Spores biconical, ends 

 truncate, with six equatorial spines in a circle. Dimensions 7.5 by 10.5/n. 



Taken in the Department of Poitou, France. Hosts : Cistelides sp. ; 

 Omoplus sp. larva (Scudder gives a genus Omophlus, not Omoplus). 

 Habitat : Intestine. 



ACANTHOSPORA POLYMOEPHA Leger 

 [Figure 163] 



1896 Acanthospora polymorpha Leger 1896:44-46 



1899 Acanthospora polymorpha Labbe 1899 :28 



Acanthospora: Sporonts solitary, elongate, polymorphic. Maxi- 

 mum length lOOOju,. Protomerite irregularly cylindro-conical. Deuto- 

 merite ovoidal, widest through middle. Endocyte yellowish brown. 



Cysts 500 to 700/A in diameter. Spores bipyramidal, each face hex- 

 agonal, each pole armed with 6 short spines and with a circle of 6 equa- 

 torial spines, 8 by 4.4/t. 



Taken in Poitou and Tourraine, France. Host : Hydrous caraboides 

 (L.) larva. Habitat: Intestine. 



ANCYROPHORA GRACILIS Leger 

 [Figures 122, 164] 



18 Gregarina acus Stein 18 : 



1848 Actinocephalus Acus Prantzius 1848:195 



1863 Gregarina acus Lankester 1863:95 



1892 Ancyrophora gracilis Leger 1892:146-7 



Ancyrophora: Sporonts solitary, elongate. Maximum length 

 2000/*; maximum width 400/u,. Protomerite conical, dilated in central 

 region. Constriction at septum. Deutomerite widest at shoulder, ta- 

 pering to a long acuminate posterior extremity. Nucleus spherical, with 

 several karyosomes. Epimerite a globular papilla with 8 long back- 

 wardly directed flexible 'tentacles'. 



Cysts spherical, 200/x in diameter. Spores biconical, truncate, with 

 four spines at each pole and six equatorial spines, 8.5 by 5.1/t. 



Taken at - , Germany, and Poitiers, France. Hosts: Cara- 

 bus sp. ; Carabus auratus L. ; C. violaceus L., larvae and adults; and 

 Silpha thoracica L. larva. 



