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Mr. E. A. Spaul on some 



XX. — Notes on some Nematodes from East African Hosts. 

 Bj E. A. Spaul, B.Sc, Birkbeck College, Uiiiversitj of 

 London. 



The following notes deal v\rith part of a small collectiion of 

 Nematodes from the alimentary canal of various reptiles, 

 birds, and mammals in Tanganyika Territory, sent by 

 Mr. A. Loveridge to the British Museum. 



The material has been identified with previously described 

 forms, except in one or two instances which are recorded 

 here. 



The work was carried out at the British Museum and at 

 Birkbeck College, University of London, and my thanks are 

 due to Dr. H. A. Baylis for help and for entrusting me with 

 the material. 



Strong ylur is gig as, sp. n. 



This remarkably large new species of Strongyluris from 

 the lizard Agama distantly Blgr., is described here in detail, 

 and is apparently the largest member of the genus yet 

 met with. Von Linstow (1897) and Gendre (1909) have 

 described forms from Agama which bear strong resemblances 



Fig. 1. 



J)orsal lip showing papillae. 



to this one, but they are much smaller, and it was found on 

 further detailed examination and comparison that other 

 differences existed. 



There are three lips, each bearing two papillae and having 

 flange-like marginal extensions of the cuticle (fig. 1). There 



