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ABBREVIATIONS. 



As a general rule we do not favor the use of abbreviations. In a 

 work of this kind, however, in which certain names are repeated 

 from 50 to 2,000 times, the use of abbreviations becomes necessary, 

 in order to reduce both the bulk and the expense. 



Generic names. — The general rule is here followed of abbreviat- 

 ing all generic names ending in -stoma or -stomum to -st, as Ampliist. 

 for Amphistoma and Amphistomum, Dist. for Distoma and Distomum, 

 etc. 



All names ending in -cercaria are abbreviated to -cere, as Cere, for 

 Cercaria, Eucerc. for Eucercaria, etc. 



All other abbreviations can, we believe, be understood without 

 explanation — Fasc. for Fasciola, Plan, for Planaria, etc. 



Authors' names. — The following abbreviations refer to authors' 

 names : 



Abildg. for Abildgaard. 



Leuck. for Leuekart. 



Ben. for Beneden. 



Levin, for Levinsen. 



Bettend. for Bettendorf. 



Linn, for Linnaeus. 



E. Bl. for E. Blanchard. 



Linst. for Linstow. 



R. Bl. for R. Blanchard. 



Lint, for Linton. 



Blainv. for Blainville. 



Loennb. for Loennberg. 



Brand, for Brand es. 



Mol. for Molin. 



Burm. for Burmeister. 



Mont, for Monticelli. 



Cerf. for Cerfontaine. 



Moid, for Moulinie. 



Crep. for Creplin. 



Mueh. for Muehiing. 



Cuv. for Cuvier. 



Nord. for Nordmann. 



Dav. for Davaine. 



Odhn. for Odhner. 



Dies, for Diesing. 



Olss. for Olsson. 



Duj. for Dujardin. 



Pag. for Pagenstecher. 



Ere. for Ercolani. 



Par. for Parona. 



Fil. for Filippi. 



Per. for Perugia. 



Fischder. for Fischceder. 



Perr. for Perroncito. 



Fraip. for Fraipont. 



Poir. for Poirier. 



Gamb. for Gamble. 



St.-Remy for Saint-Remy. 



Gerv. for Gervais. 



Sieb. for Siebold. 



Goldb. for Goldberg. 



Sons, for Sonsino. 



Other abbreviations. — All literature references are taken from 

 the Author's Catalogue of this Index (Bull. 39, U. S. Bureau of Animal 

 Industry) . The following common abbreviations are also used : 



Hass. for Hassall. 

 Jaegers, for Jsegerskiceld. 

 Kath. for Kathariner. 

 Kholodk. for Kholodkowski. 

 Kowal. for Kowalewski. 

 Kuech. for Kuechenmeister. 



Tasch. for Taschenberg. 

 Will.-Suhm for Willemoes-Suhm. 



Staff, for Stafford. 

 Stoss. for Stossich. 

 Rail, for Railliet. 

 Rud. for Rudolphi, 



f . for family. 



g. for genus. 



m. for monotypical. 

 t. h. for type host, 

 t. 1. for type locality. 



tld. for type by later designation, 

 tod. for type by original designation, 

 subf. for subfamily, 

 subg. for subgenus. 



