CONTENTS. 
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Introduction 9 
Clinical classification of cestode infections (fieniases i 9 
The parasites of fieniasis 10 
Anatomical structure of cestodes 10 
Intestinal fieniasis 11 
Key to genera of adult cestodes found in man 11 
Clinical diagnosis of intestinal fieniasis 11 
Key to the eggs of tapeworms reported for man 12 
Symptoms 13 
Treatment 13 
Superfamily Dibothriocephaloidea 14 
Family Dibothriocephalidse 14 
Subfamily Dibothriocephalinse 14 
Genus Dibothriocephalus 15 
The broad tapeworm, Dibothriocephalus latus 15 
The cordate tapeworm, Dibothriocephalus cordatus 19 
Genus Diplogonoporus , 21 
The Japanese double-pored tapeworm, Diplogonoporus grandis 22 
Superfamily Tsenioidea 23 
Family Tseniidx 23 
Subfamily Tseniinse 23 
Genus Tsenia; subgenus Tseniarhynchus 26 
The fat tapeworm, Tsenia saginata 27 
The African tapeworm, Tsenia africana 32 
Linstow’s tapeworm, Tsenia hominis 36 
Genus Tsenia; subgenus Tsenia 36 
The.pork tapeworm, Tsenia solium 37 
The pisiform tapeworm, Tsenia pisif or mis 41 
The thiekneck cat-tapeworm, Tsenia teniseformis. 43 
Genus Tsenia; subgenus uncertain 44 
Ward’s Kebraskan tapeworm, Tsenia confusa 44 
Subfamily Dipylidiinse 48 
Genus D pylidium 48 
The double-pored dog-tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum 49 
Genus Hymenolepis 51 
The dwarf tapeworm, Hymenolepis nana 51 
The yellow-spotted tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta 54 
The lanceolate tapeworm, Hymenolepis lanceolata 58 
Subfamily Davaineinse 60 
Genus Davainea 62 
The Madagascar tapeworm, Davainea madagascariensis 63 
The Asiatic tapeworm, Davainea asiatica 65 
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