356 PENTASTOMID^: 



Strongylus strigosus, Dujardin 



In the report of the Agricultural Department for 1906 it is stated 

 that this parasite has been found in the stomachs of a large number 

 of rabbits in the neighbourhood of Roxburgh, Otago. 



Strongylus gracilis, McFadyean 



This destructive worm has been found in the stomachs of New 

 Zealand cattle. Colonel Reid also reports it as occurring in sheep. 



Strongylus filicollis, Rud. Thread -worm of Sheep 

 Dr Gilruth reported this species in 1902. Dr Reakes states that 

 when found in the small intestines of sheep it probably does little 

 harm; but when it occurs in the abomasum its presence is serious, 

 and it does considerable damage. Colonel Reid reports it as infesting 

 goats in New Zealand. 



Strongylus paradoxus, Mehlis. Lung-worm of Pig 

 This parasite occurs among pigs in New Zealand, but Dr Reakes 

 states that it is not very common, and that it does little harm. It was 

 first noted in the report of the Agricultural Department in 1895. 



Strongylus strigosus, Dujardin 



This species infests rabbits, and Colonel Reid records it as occur- 

 ring in rabbits in New Zealand. 



Strongylus rufescens, Leuchart 



Dr Reakes informs me that this species causes pneumonia and 

 nodules in the lung substance of sheep 1 . 



(Esophagostomum inflatum, Sch. 



Dr Reakes reports this parasite as occurring in the large intestines 

 of New Zealand cattle, but that it is not common. It apparently 

 does little harm. 



(Esophagostomum venulosum, Rud. 



Colonel Reid states that this is an ecto-parasite of the sheep in 

 New Zealand. 



(Esophagostomum columbianum, Curtice 



Dr Gilruth reported this small round worm in 1902. Dr Reakes 

 states that it is found in the large intestine of sheep, but apparently 

 causes little trouble. Colonel Reid also records it as an endo-parasite 

 of cattle. 



1 In October, 1906, the Agricultural Department reported Strongylus capillaris, 

 as occurring in a sheep in the Southland district. I cannot place this species. 



