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PRO!''. C. L. HOULKNGEU ON FILARIID 



Six liead-papilke, the lateral pair prominent giving the head 

 a truncated appearance when viewed from the dorsal or ventra,l 

 surface. 



CEsophagus consisting of unequal anterior and posterior 

 regions. 



Caudal region long and very slender, in both sexes provided 

 with a pair of conical appendages. 



2Icde 96-110 mm. in length, Avith a maximum thickness of 

 about 0*27 mm. Head 0*09 mm bi-oad. 



Text-figm'B 7. 



AcdiitJ/ocheiloiiciJiu i/nici/e (Rud.). 



A. Spicules of male. X 225. 13. Cavuliil oxtrumit.y ot'lcuiale. X 225. 



v.a., caudal appendage ; sp., long spicule ; sj)/., sliort spicule. 



The i)osterior end of the body is very slender and coiled in a 

 loose spiral. Cloaca 0*26 -0*28 mm. from the extremity. Three 

 or foui- pairs of preanal papillae and one pair of postanal papilla? 

 close to the cloaca. A pair of small conical appendages are 

 situated 0'02 mm. from the posterior exti'emity ; just anterior to 

 them are a pair of small flat papilla?. 



Spicules very unequal ; the long spicule is 1*23 mm. long, and 

 consists of an anterior tubular region, 0"33-0"36 mm. in length, 

 followed by a long thin terminal region ; the short spicule 



