Taenia angulata Rud.; 1845, T. sei-pentulus Duj. [nee Schrank, 

 1798]; found in Nucifraga caryocatactes, Turdus atrigularis, T. 

 iliacus, T. merula, T. musicus, T. pilaris, T. saxatilis, T, toi- 

 quatus, T. vlscivoius, Oiiolus galbula. Pica eaudata. 



Hymenolepis nasuta (Rud., 1S02), Weinland, 1858. (Syn. 1802, 

 Taenia nasuta Rudolphi); found in Parus major, P. caudatus, 

 P. Coeruleus, P. cristatus, P. palustris. 



Hymenolepis farciminalis (Batsch, 1786), R. Bl., 1891. (Syn. 

 1786, Taenia farciminalis Batsch; 1845, T. undulata Duj.); found 

 in Sturnus vulgaris, Garrulus glandarius. 



Genus DICRANOTAENIA Rallliet, 1892. 



Diagnosis: Ru^^tellum i)ruv;ded with a single row of short, 

 uniform hooks, generally few (10-26) in number, with the ven- 

 tral root equal to or longer than the dorsal root, and farming 

 with the prong a small pitchfork. Type species: Dicranotaenia 

 coronula (Dujardin) Railliet. 



Development: The larval cysticercoids develops in small, 

 crustaceans. • 



From the characters thus far given it is very ditVuiili 

 to distinguish this genus from Hymenolepis. 



C Genital jx)res alternate; rostellum with 12 



1 < hooks 32 /I long; found in chickens D. sphenoides, p. 595 



(Genital pores unilateral 2 



( Rostellum with 18 to 26 hooks IZ fi to 17 /z 



2 < long; found in ducks D. coronula, p. 591 



( Rostellum with 10 hooks 3 



'i< 



( Hooks 27 fi to S2 ft long; found in swans 



and big scaup duck D. aequabilis. p. 593 



Hooks 47 // to 66 /i long; found in wild 



L ducks D. furcigera, p. 594 



a. Genital pores unilateral. 



6. DICRANOTAENIA CORONULA (Pujanlin. 1S4:.) Railliet. 1892. 



(1.S45, Taenia coronula Duj.) 



[PI. Ill, figs. 21-28.-| 



Diagnosis: 120mni to 190ni'i' long. 1.5mm to :lmm broad. Heail 

 .almost rhomboidal. 0.20mm to 0.22mm; cuckers prominent, angular, 

 irregular. 0.066min to 0.09mm jn diameter; rostellum thick, 0.09mm 

 by 0.06mm. surrounded by a simple crown of 18-26 hooks 9 « 

 to 14 fi (Dujardin). 14 '/ to l.'^ // (Krabbe). 1."? ii to 17 // (Railliet) 



