On a 7iew Luigualu lid from the Adriatic. 289 



rjiy gives ii small ray extending vontrally near its jnnction 

 with tjje stoni ; this is ul)3ent in Travassosius. 



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XXXVI. — On a new Linguatulid from the Adriatic. 

 By Stanley IIiust. 



(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



Alojia adriatica, sji. n. 



Sliape of body much the same in botli sexes. It is of 

 moderate thickness, the anterior end being narrowed, whilst 

 the posterior end is a little enlarged, being the stoutest part 

 of the body. Segmentation not very distinct ; there are 

 about seventy-two anniilations ? There is a distinct lateral 

 line in the female. Chitinous supporting line of mouth 

 shaped altnost like a key-hole, whereas in A. ginoe, Giglioli, 

 it is U-shaped. Also the distance between the two lines of 

 hooks is much greater in the new species, and the curvature 

 of the hooks themselves is different. 



Measurements. — Lengtii of female 21"85 mm. ; width of 

 anterior end (near hooks) 2 mm. ; width of middle of body 

 about 3 mm.; width of posterior end about 3i- mm. Length 

 of male 19 mm. 



Locality. — Adriatic; a male and a female specimen, from 

 the Norman collection ; host not given. 



