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Various writers report this as from the common fox of Europe. Some of 
these records relate to the following species, M. litteratus Batsch. 
Mesocestoides litteratus (Batsch, 1786) Dolley, 1894. 
(Synonyms: Taenia litterata Batsch, 1786.) 
Type host, European fox. 
Monodoridium utriculifera Walter, 1866. 
(Synonyms: Taenia utriculifera (Walters, 1866) Linstow, 1878; according 
to Stossich, 1896 — Mesocestoides litteratus.) 
Type host Vulpes vulpes. 
Multiceps multiceps (Leske, 1780) Hall, 1910. 
(Synonyms: Taenia coenurus Kuchenmeister, 1853; Cystotaenia coenurus 
Leuckart, 1863; et al. For details of the extensive synonomy see Hall, 1910.) 
Various writers have reported the adults of this species for the blue fox, 
Vulpes lagopus, and for the red fox Vulpes vulpes. While Hall questions all of 
these records there is no apparent reason for so doing. 
Taenia crassiceps Rud. 1819. 
Type host a fish, Gadus merluccius. The record for the fox, by Olt and Strase, 
1914, is due to confusion with Taenia crassiceps Zeder. 
Taenia crassiceps (Zeder, 1800) Rud. 1810. 
(Synonyms: Alyselminthus crassiceps Zeder, 1800.) 
Type host Vulpes vulpes , Europe, “Also reported for Vulpes melanogaster” 
(Stiles and Hassall). 
Taenia liyperborea Linstow, 1905. 
Vulpes lagopus , in E. Greenland. 
Taenia ovata Molin, 1858. 
Vulpes vulpes, and Vulpes lagopus. 
Taenia pisiformis (Bloch, 1780) Gmel. 1790. 
(Synonym: Taenia serrata of various authors, but not as used by Goeze, 
1782.) 
Reported by Cobbold (1786) and various other writers for common fox of 
Europe. 
Taenia polyacaniha Leuckart, 1856. 
Vulpes vulpes, Germany. 
Tetrabothrius vulpis Blainv. 1828. 
Type host, fox. 
TREMATODA FROM FOXES. 
Ascocotyle longa Ransom, 1920. 
Intestine of Vulpes lagopus, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. 
