. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Parasitic Worms from East Africa. 289 the present case is one of pseudo-parasitism, the actual host having been some bird or other animal upon which the mongoose had iust been feeding when it was killed. The worms are fairly well preserved, though the cuticle or the male lias been ruptured in one place. The total length is about 14 mm. in the male and 21 mm. in the female. 'The body, especially anteriorly, is flattened dorso-ventrally. The maximum thickness (from side to side)
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Parasitic Worms from East Africa. 289 the present case is one of pseudo-parasitism, the actual host having been some bird or other animal upon which the mongoose had iust been feeding when it was killed. The worms are fairly well preserved, though the cuticle or the male lias been ruptured in one place. The total length is about 14 mm. in the male and 21 mm. in the female. 'The body, especially anteriorly, is flattened dorso-ventrally. The maximum thickness (from side to side) Fit?. 6. Thelazia depressa. Caudal end of male; lateral view. , accessory piece ; , left spicule; right spicule. is 1 mm. There are pronounced transverse cuticular rings, with very prominent posterior edges. They are especially well-niaiked on the anterior portion of the body, where they are 25-35 /* in width (antero-posteiiorly). Towards the tail they gradually become narrower and less prominent. There is a wide and shallow mouth-capsule with very thick cuticular walls (fig. 5, ), but without teeth. It measures 0'04 mm. in depth and OOo-O'OG mm. in width. The mouth. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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