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Physaloptera praeputialis, v. Linst., 1889. 



Syn. Chlamydonema felineum, Hegt, 1910. 



Specimens of this curious form occurred in the following hosts : — 



Fishing cat (Felis viverrina). 



Jungle cat (Felis chaus). 



Leopard cat (Felis bengalensis) . 



Leopard (Felis pardus). 

 We are of the opinion that the form described by Hegt (1910) and discussed by 

 Nierstrasz (1910) is identical with von Linstow's species, and that there is no 

 justification for the erection of a separate genus Chlamydonema. The species has all 

 the characters of a true Physaloptera, though complicated or obscured to a varying 

 extent by the development of a cuticular caudal sheath. 



Physaloptera, sp. 



Host: Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis). Position: stomach. 



Apparently the only species of Physaloptera recorded in foxes is P. cesticillata, 

 Sonsino, 1889, from the Fennec fox (Megalotis zerda) of Northern Africa. The 

 present material consists only of a single female specimen, and, in the absence of a 

 male, it is impossible to identify it with Sonsino's species. In the characters of the 

 lips, and in some other respects, our specimen appears to approach very closely to 

 P. digitata, Schneider, 1866. This species, however, has only been recorded from the 

 puma (Felis concolor) in Brazil, and without examining further material it would be 

 unwise to suggest the identity of this with a form from the Indian fox. 



Physaloptera, sp. 

 A number of immature forms, measuring about 5-7 mm. in length, were found 

 in the intestine of a " Raket Bausi " (Coluber, sp.). In the apparent absence of the 

 inner teeth of the lips they resemble P. colubri (Rud., 1819), according to von Drasche's 

 (1883) account of that form ; but since there are no sexually mature specimens the 

 determination remains uncertain. 



Family CAMALLANIDAE, Railliet and Henry, 1915. 

 Genus Camallanus, Railliet and Henry, 1915. 

 Camallanus kachugae, sp. nov. 

 (Figs. 57-59-) 

 Host: Kachuga smithii. Locality: Ferozpore, Punjab. 



This species has the typical characters of the genus, which appear to vary little 

 except in small details in different species. The worms, as indicated by the collector's 

 label, had the usual reddish colour during life. The total length is io , 9-I4*5 mm. in 

 the male and 20'8-22 - o mm. in the female. The male has a maximum thickness of 

 °'3-0'37 mm., the female of o - 45-0'5 mm. The cuticular striatums are fine, the 

 interval not exceeding 5 , . The dorso-ventral diameter of the head, measured at the 



