FILARIAD^. 



V. SPIROPTERA. 



Ascaris (sp.), Gmelin, Frolich, Rudolphi. 



Fusaria (sp.), Zeder. 



Spiroptera (part), Rudolphi, Bremser, Blainville, Creplin, Nord- 



rnann, in Lamk. 2nd ed. iii. 

 Physaloptera (part), Rudolphi, Nordmann, in Lamk. 2nd ed., 



Blainville, Creplin. 

 Acuaria, MSSJ Cat. Mus. Vienn. (fide Rudolphi). 

 Spiroptera, Dujardin. 



1. Spiroptera strumosa. 



Ascaris teres (part), Goeze, Naturg. 75. 



Ascaris talpse, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 3032, n. 19 ; Schrank, Vet. Acad. 



N. Handl. 1790, 121, n. 10. 

 Ascaris strumosa, Frolich, Naturforsch. xxv. 82-85, t. 3, f. 15 ; 



Rudolphi, Hist. Nat. Entoz. ii. pt. 1, 193, n. 55. 

 Fusaria convoluta, Zeder, Naturg. 106, n. 14. 

 Spiroptera strumosa, Rudolphi, Synopsis, 24 & 241, n. 10 ; Nitzsch, 



Spir. Strum. Descript. ; Creplin, Allg. Encyk. Ersch tk Gruber, 



xxxii. 280 ; Dujardin, Hist. Nat. Helminth. 86. 



Hab. Abdomen of the Mole, Talpa europota. 

 From the collection of M. Siebold. 



2. Spiroptera obtusa. 



Ascaris teres (part), Goeze, Naturg. 86. 



Lumbricus muris, Werner, Brev. Expos. Verm. Litest. Cont. i. 10, 



t. 8, f. 1-7. 

 Ascaris muris, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 3032, n. 20. 

 Ascaris obtusa, Frolich, Natwforsch. xxv. 88-93, t. 3, f. 16, 17 ; 



Rudolphi, Hist. Nat. Entoz. ii. pt. 1, 170. 

 Fusaria muris, Zeder, Naturg. 106, n. 15. 

 Spiroptera obtusa, Rudolphi, Synopsis, 27 & 249, n. 22 ; Bremser, 



Vers Litest, de V Homme, 126 ; Icon. Helminth, t. 2, f. 19-24 ; 



Deslongchamps, Enc. Meth. Vers, 695 ; Lamk. An. S. Vert. 2nd ed. 



iii. 661 ; Dujardin, Hist. Nat. Helminth. 89. 



Hah. Stomach of the Mouse, Mus muscuhts. 

 From the collection of M. Siebold. 



3. Spiroptera megastoma. 



Spiroptera megastoma, Rudolphi, Synopsis Entoz. 22 & 236, n. 1 ; 

 Gurlt, Path. Anat. d'Haussaiigeth, t. 6 ; Valenciennes, Comptes 



