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A NEW HUMAN NKMA'l'ODE 
STRONGTLUS GIBSON I, n. sp. 
BY 
j W. W. STEPHENS, M.D. Cantab. 
W.tLTtSUVERS ..ECTI RKR IN TROPICAL MKDICINF. IMVERMTV Ot LIVERPOOL 
(Received for publicatiou 17 hovetnber, 1908^ 
Some time ago I received from Ur J. Bell, Civil Hospital, Hong 
Kong, some nematodes for diagnosis. The following history 
accompanied them ; ‘ They were found by Mr. Adam Gibson, 
Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, in the faeces of a Chinaman employed 
at the Slaughter-house, Hong Kong.’ 
There were ten 6 6 and nine 9 9 - On examining the males it 
was evident that they were probably new species of Strongy 1 ae 
from the configuration of the male bursa and the extremely ong 
delicate spicules whicli were extruded in several of the specimens. 
Prof. Looss, to whom I sent them for examination, wrote, 
worms you sent are new to me; I only know one similar form w ic 
I found in hares from the neighbourhood of Sawakin. state 
preservation was unfortunately very poor, the specimens emg mu 
distorted, and giving the impression of having been partia y ne 
at some time or other. The bursae, however, had preserve 
contour fairly well, and in one or two specimens it was possi 
observe the uterine and anal openings in the female. u- j 
The male .—21 mm. long and 0‘4 mm. thick towards mid e. 
attenuated. Two lateral papillae occur, one on either si e 
buccal orifice. About 0*45 mm. behind the head are situa e 
cervical papillae (fig. 0- 1 
The Visible to the naked eye is a bilateral app 
Each lobe is a concave-convex lanceolate expansion, tie p 
folding over that of the other. The plane of ° rnntinued 
dorso-ventral plane. Dorsally the edges of the lo e 
towards, meeting to form a long V-shaped slit, w i e pos ^ 
^dgesrun a parallel course until they curve inwM s vvelT 
Ventrally the lobes have, a little in front of their origi , 
