9 
ABBREYIATIOXS. 
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. 
Gexeric names. — The general rule is here followed of abbreviat- 
ing all generic names ending in -stojna or -stomum to -st, as AmpJiist. 
for Amphistoma and Amphistomurr , Dist. for Distoma and Distomum, 
etc. 
All names ending in -ccrcana are abbreviated to -cere., as Cere, for 
Cercaria, Eucerc. for Eucercaria, etc. 
All other abbreviations can, we believe, be understood vdthout 
explanation — Ease, for Easciola, Plan, for Planaria, etc. 
Authors’ names.— The following abbreviations refer to authors’ 
names : 
Abildg. for Abildgaard. 
Ben. for Beneden. 
Bettend. for Bettendorf. 
E. Bl. for E. Blanchard. 
B. Bl. for R. Blanchard. 
Blamv. for Blain^dlle. 
Brand, for Brandes. 
Burm. for Bnrmeister. 
Cerf. for Cerfontaine. 
Crep. for Creplin. 
Ciiv. for Cuvier. 
Dav. for Davaine. 
Dies, for Diesing. 
Dnj. for Dujardin. 
Ere. for Ercolani. 
Fil. for Filippi. 
Fischder. for Fischoeder. 
Fraip. for Fraipont. 
Gamb. for Gamble. 
Gerv. for Gervais. 
Goldb. for Goldberg. 
Hass, for Hassall. 
Jaegers, for Jaegerskioeld. 
Kath. for Kathariner. 
Kholodk. for Kholodkovski. 
Kowal. for Kowalevski. 
Kuech. for Kuechenmeister. 
Leuck. for Leuckart. 
Levin, for Levinsen. 
- Linn, for Linnaeus. 
Linst. for Linstow. 
Lint, for Linton. 
Loennb. for Lcennberg. 
Mol. for Molm. 
Mont, for Monticelli. 
Moiil. for Moulinie. 
Miieh. for Muehling. 
Xord. for Xordmann. 
Odhn. for Odhner. 
Olss. for Olsson. 
Pag. for Pagenstecher. 
Par. for Parona. 
Per. for Perugia. 
Perr. for Pen’oncito. 
Poir. for Ponder. 
St.-Remy for Saint-Remy. 
Sieb. for Siebold. 
Sons, for Sonsino. 
Staff, for Stafford. 
Stoss, for Stossich. 
Rail, for Railliet. 
Rud. for Rudolphi. 
Tasch. for Taschenberg. 
\Yill.-Suhm for Y’illeinoes-Suhm. 
Other abbreviations. — All literature references are taken fTom 
the Author’s Catalogue of this Index (Bull. 39, U. S. Bureau of Animal 
Industry). The following common abbreviations are also used: 
f. for family. 
g. for genus. 
m. for monoUT)ical. 
t. h. for type host. 
1. 1. for type locality. 
tld. for type by later designation, 
tod. for t^-pe by original designation. 
subf. for subfamily. 
subg. for subgenus. 
