Anki/lostome from a Leopard. 



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tcasiiio; these nodules ;i nematode was found. It was not 

 possible to sceure complete spt^eimens of the worms, owiiifjf U) 

 the narrow windiufr tracts. The head end and the bursa 

 of the male were, however, secured, including a specimen 

 showing the whole length of the spicules. 



The cuticle is Hiu-ly striated thr.)Ugiiout the length of the 

 body at intervals of 0-()f)2 mm. The outline of the worm is 

 wrinkled in a|ipearance. The maximum diameter of the 

 body is •45 mm., the body tapers very little towards the 

 anterior end ; posteriorly the body narrows considerably. 

 Just anterior to the bursa, the diameter uf the body is 

 ()'27 mm. 



The niouth-eapsule is very small in size in comparison 

 with the breadth of the worm at the same level. Its opening 

 looks dorsally and is practically rounded in outline. It is 

 (>()73 mm. in length andO'l mm. in breadth. The diameter 



Fisr. 1. 



Crdloitciis j)crniciosus, von Linstow. Mouth-capsule. 



of the body at the posterior margin of the mouth-capsule is 

 ()'26 mm. Three pairs of teetli project from tlie ventral 

 wall of the mouth-capsule near its outlet. The most lateral 

 teetli are the lai"gest and the two inner teeth are smallest. 

 The latter lie close together on either side ot the middle line. 

 Two conical dorsal teeth, one on either side, project freely 

 fron) the floor of the mouth-capsule. I'heir a})ices bend 

 inwards towards eaeli other. These teeth lie on either side 

 of the duct of the dorsal oesophageal gland. Two additional 

 teeth ))roject from the ventral Mall of the mouth-capsule 

 close to its Hoor. 



The cavity of the mouth-capsule Ijceomes narrower 

 towards the beginning of tie (Tsophagus (figs. 1 & 2). 



There is no distinct ocs()idiagcal funnel. The oesophagus 



