OPHTHALMIC DISTOMATOSIS. 
On onl}" two occasions have trematodes been reported for the human 
eve, but neither of the parasites is well described. For a full dis- 
cussion of these cases, with Engdish translations of the original 
observations, also with bibliography and synon 3 mi}y see Stiles (1902, 
pp. 24-35, ph 3, figs. 2-5). Cases of similar infection are described 
for fish. 
Family MONOSTOMID.E. 
Collective group MONOSTOMULUM Brandes, 1892. 
Generic diagnosis. — Monostomidse: An artificial collective group to contain agamic 
monostomes in which the characters are not sufficiently developed to permit of an 
exact generic determination. Such an artificial group does not have any type 
species. 
The Eye Monostome— MONOSTOMULUM LENTISa (Gescheidt, 1833) Brandes, 
1892 — of Man. 
[Ao illustrations published.] 
Specific diagnosis. — Monostomuhim: One-tenth of a line (0.22 mm.) long. 
Habitat. — In crystalline lens of eye of man [Homo sapiens), in Odessa. 
Family FASCIOLID.E. 
Collective group AGAMODISTOMUM & Stossich, 1892. 
Generic diagnosis. — Fasciolidse: An artificial collective group to contain agamic 
distomes in which the characters are not sufficiently developed to permit of an exact 
generic determination. Such an artificial group does not have any type species. 
Synonyms. — 1 Fasciola liepatica Linnaeus, 1758 [seep. 22]; “ Honostomen” Nord- 
mann, 1832; Monostoma lentis Gescheidt, 1833; Monostonmm lentis (Gescheidt, 1833) 
Diesing, 1850; Festucaria, lentis (Gescheidt, 1833) Moquin-Tandon, 1860; Distoma 
oplithalmohimn Diesing, 1850” of Cobhold, 1864, in part; Monostomulum lentis 
(Gescheidt, 1833) Brandes, 1892; 1 Agamodistomurn ophthalmohium [see p. — ]; 
1 Dicrocoelium lanceatum Stiles & Hassall, 1896 [see p. — ]. 
& Synonyms. — Agamodistomum Stossich, 1892; Distomulum Brandes, 1892; Agamo- 
distoma Stossich, 1898. 
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