228 SPOROZOA. 



blood-films, as shown by Wasielewski and Wtilker in the case of 

 the H^moproteus of the kestrel. De Mello (1934) has carefully- 

 compared his observations on H. kopki with the original de- 

 scriptions of H. simondi, and has come to the conclusion that 

 the two are distinct, and not identical as was supposed 

 by Wenyon. The chief characters in which the two differ 

 are as follows : — InH. simondi the male gametocyte is without 

 vacuoles and with pigment granules finer than in the female 

 and scattered over the body, whilst in H. kopki it is without 

 distinct vacuoles ; the pigment granules are generally larger 

 than in the female and are collected in vacuoles. As regards 

 the female gametocyte, this has numerous vacuoles and the 

 pigment granules are larger than in the male in the former 

 species ; but is without definite vacuoles and the pigment 

 granules are finer than in the male in the latter species. 



Habitat. — Blood of Hemidactylus leschenaulti Dum. & Bibr.: 

 Ceylon, Trincomalee ; Portfgijese India, Mamadu, near 

 Vavuniya. 



164. Hsemoproteus sturni de Mello. 



■fHxmoproteus sturni, de Mello, 1935 6, pp. 473-4 ; 1937 a, p. 100. 



Female gametocyte vacuolated, stained Hght blue with 

 Leishman's stain ; nucleus ovoid, central or subcentral ; 

 pigment absent or irregularly scattered. Male gametocyte 

 halter-like or oval, almost unstained ; nucleus conspicuous, 

 compact, central or subcentral ; pigment at the poles. 



Remarks. — ^De Mello thinks that the parasite may perhaps 

 be the same as the unnamed H^moproteus of Sturnus vulgaris 

 Linn, recorded by CeUi and San Felice (1891) in Italy, by Labbe 

 (1894) in France, by Wasielewski (1896) in Germany, and by 

 Coles (1914) in England. 



Habitat. — Blood of Sturnia malabarica (GmeHn) : Portu- 

 guese India, Ponda. 



165, Hsemoproteus upupse de MeUo. 



■fHsemoproteus upupse, de Mello, 1935 b, p. 472 ; 1937 a, p. 100. 



Female gametocyte stained bluish, but not uniformly, with 

 Leishman's stain ; nucleus compact, spherical, ovoid or 

 ribbon-like, subcentral, stained deep rose ; pigment in granules 

 or clusters, irregularly distributed. Male gametocyte colour- 

 less, with the borders having a very slight bluish tinge ; nucleus 

 large, granular, pseudospirematic, the threads being irregularly 

 interwoven or disposed in parallel lines obhquely to the long 

 axis of the parasite, stained pale rose or violet-rose ; pigment 

 granules small, often dust-like, and never fused together, 

 scattered over the body or at the poles, fewer than in the 

 female gametocyte. 



