. Animal parasites and parasitic diseases . Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine. 136 Synonym.—Sclerostoma pingfuicola. Kidney worm. Lard worm. Distribution.—In the United States found espec- ially in southern hogs, especially in the States of Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ten- nessee. Rare in the Northern and Western States. Also found in Brazil and Australia. Description. — The body is slightly larger than a knitting needle; the outer integument is transparent; the dark intestinal tract shows through the integu- ment, which gives the worm a mottled appearance.
. Animal parasites and parasitic diseases . Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine. 136 Synonym.—Sclerostoma pingfuicola. Kidney worm. Lard worm. Distribution.—In the United States found espec- ially in southern hogs, especially in the States of Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ten- nessee. Rare in the Northern and Western States. Also found in Brazil and Australia. Description. — The body is slightly larger than a knitting needle; the outer integument is transparent; the dark intestinal tract shows through the integu- ment, which gives the worm a mottled appearance. Both caudal and cephalic extremities present a blunt appearance; the head part is provided with six papillae; the tail of the male is provided with a caudal pouch; the male is one to one and one- fourth inches long, the female one and one-fourth to one and one-half inches. Animal Infested.—The hog. Parts Infested.—It infests the fat in the sublumbar region. Condition Produced.—Small abscesses varying in size to a pigeon's egg are found in the fat in the sublumbar region; when these abscesses are cut open the center is found to contain a small amount of purulent material and usually a male and female sometimes three or four worms; the worms rarely invade the kidney; occasionally they may be found in the pelvis of that organ. They may invade the Fig. 47— Stephanurus Dentatus a, Male. b, Female. c, Caudal extremity, d, Cephalic 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 Kaupp, Benjamin Franklyn, 1874-. Chicago : A. Eger
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