Description op Plate XXXVIII. 

 Hitman and Canine Hcematozoa. 

 Fig. 1. Nematode Hfematozoon (i^iZaWa «aM<7?w«is Aomwif) found ia man. It is represented 

 as slightly contracted at either end- corresponding portions of the sheath being 

 empty X 300 



„ 2. Nematode Hfematozoon as found in pariah dogs. No trace of a sheath visible ... X 300 



„ 3. Mature Filaria sanguinolenta ; found in the walls of the aorta and oesophagus of 



pariah dogs in India, male ... Natural size. 



„ 4. Ditto ditto, female ... ... ... Natural size. 



„ 5. Three ova of ditto ditto, in various stages of development X 300 



„ 6. Two ova of ditto ditto ruptured by pressure on covering-glass — an embryo is seen to 



escape from each X 300 



„ 7. A portion of the aorta of a dog slit open. A mature parasite is seen to be partially 

 projected into the channel of the vessel from each of the tumours. One of the 

 tumours has been cut open ... ... ... Slightly enlarged 



,, 8. A sketch of the thoracic cavity of a pariah dog whose blood contained Hasmatozoa. 

 Tumours are seen along the course of the aorta and oesophagus — in one place 

 stretching the pneumogastric nerve. The course of the thoracic duct along the 

 aorta is indicated by dotted lines. 



