Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . n c 10 mm. 10 mm Fig. 16. Ochetostoma kempi. Anterior part of trunk cavity. A. Blood vessels. 60 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM vessel. Dorsal vessel prominent, arising from ring sinus and passing anteriorlyinto proboscis. Ventral vessel terminating near rectal caecum. Remarks The discovery of O. kempi from Isipingo is a new record for southern , it is not unexpected for this species to be found as far west as the eastcoast of southern Africa. According to Prashad (1919), the trunk, whic
Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . n c 10 mm. 10 mm Fig. 16. Ochetostoma kempi. Anterior part of trunk cavity. A. Blood vessels. 60 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM vessel. Dorsal vessel prominent, arising from ring sinus and passing anteriorlyinto proboscis. Ventral vessel terminating near rectal caecum. Remarks The discovery of O. kempi from Isipingo is a new record for southern , it is not unexpected for this species to be found as far west as the eastcoast of southern Africa. According to Prashad (1919), the trunk, which is 77 mm in length, is wider inthe middle region but gradually tapers at both ends. The proboscis is short andstumpy and slightly truncated at the anterior end. It is 17 mm long and hence lessthan a quarter the trunk length. Prashad stated that both the proboscis and trunkare covered with papillae. On the proboscis, the papillae are minute and justvisible, while on the trunk they are small anteriorly but gradually increase in sizeat the posterior end. A few large papillae are also
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