

Muir. — Ascodipteron. 



PLATE 1. 



1. Miniopterus schreibersi with two specimens of Ascodipteron speiseri- 



anum at base of ear. (From a photograph.) 



2. Diagrammatic sketch of section through imbedded female of A . speiseri- 



anum. h. t. head and thorax; I. fully grown larva in uterus; ng. 

 duct of nutriment glands; o. egg in ovarian tube; r. rectum; s. 

 spiracle of larva; spr. spermathecae?; v. vagina. 



3. Dorsal view of head and thorax of imbedded female of A. speiserianum. 



le. labrum-epipharynx; p. proboscis; w. stamp of wing. 



4. Ventral view of head and thorax of imbedded female of A. speiserianum. 



h. halteres; p. proboscis; t. coxa. 



5. Lateral view of larva of A. speiserianum. 





