SUMMARY. 
This bulletin contains three articles on parasitic worms found in man. 
In the first article a new species {Agamofilaria georgiana) of roundworm, appar- 
ently belonging to the family Fllarixdse, is described. This very interesting, imma- 
ture parasite, measuring 32 to 53 mm. in length, was taken from the ankle of a 
negress at Darien, Ga. Its mouth is surrounded by two small lateral papillae and 
four submedian lip-like papillae. The anatomy is described so far as the material 
permitted. Nothing is known of its life history. 
The second paper contains a summary of the zoological characters of the genus 
Filaria, so far as known, and a list (with synonymy) of the roundworms of the 
family Filariidse which have been reported for man. It is shown that zoologically 
this group is in a very unsatisfactory condition systematically. 
In the third paper all of the cases of infection of man by horsehair worms ( Gor- 
diidse) are brought together and three unpublished cases are reported. The conclu- 
sion is drawn that the popular dread of these worms is not well founded, for they 
are rare, accidental, and as a rule, at least, not dangerous parasites in man. The 
common species in this country is Paragordius varius. 
The illustrations for these three papers have been prepared by Mr. Leonard Wilder. 
All bibliographic references are taken from Stiles & Hassall, Index-Catalogue of 
Medical and Veterinary Zoology. 
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