498 PROF. C. L. MOULENGER ON FILARIID 



Six head-papillaj, the lateral pair prominent giving the head 

 a truncated appearance when viewed from the dorsal or ventral 

 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. 



Male 96-110 mm. in length, with a maximum thickness of 

 about 0*27 mm. Head 0*09 mm broad. 



Text- figure 7. 



Acniitliocheiloneiiia (puicile (Hud.)- 

 A. Spicules ol'inale. X 225. 15, Caudal extremity of female. X 225. 

 cel., caudal appendage : sp., long- spicule ; spi., short spicule. 



The posterior end of the body is very slender and coiled in a 

 loose spiral. Cloaca 0' 2 6 -0*28 mm. from the extreuiity. Three 

 or four pairs of preanal papillje and one pair of postanal papillae 

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

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

 them are a pair of small flat papillfe. 



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 



