. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 230 — 23/. Figs. 230-231.—230, Contracaecum punctatum. Male tail. After Gedoelst, 1916. 231, Contracaecum rodhaini. Head. After Gedoelst., 1916 an appendix 960/* to mm. long. Cecum extends from intestine anteriorly for to mm. Male to mm. long by 665/t to mm. wide. Tail (fig. 230) curved, conical, measuring 1/70 of total body length. At least 23 pairs of caudal papillae arranged as follows: 4 pairs near tail end. 2 of them ventral. 2 lateral; 2 pairs between the preceding group and the cloacal aperture; at least 17


. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 230 — 23/. Figs. 230-231.—230, Contracaecum punctatum. Male tail. After Gedoelst, 1916. 231, Contracaecum rodhaini. Head. After Gedoelst., 1916 an appendix 960/* to mm. long. Cecum extends from intestine anteriorly for to mm. Male to mm. long by 665/t to mm. wide. Tail (fig. 230) curved, conical, measuring 1/70 of total body length. At least 23 pairs of caudal papillae arranged as follows: 4 pairs near tail end. 2 of them ventral. 2 lateral; 2 pairs between the preceding group and the cloacal aperture; at least 17 pairs of preanal papillae, arranged in 2 regular rows. Spicules equal, 4 mm. long by (u wide, with curved alae. Female.—Unknown. Life history.—Unknown. Distribution.—Africa (Belgian Congo (Bukama. Katanga)). CONTRACAECUM RODHAINI (Gedoelst, 1916) Baylis, 1920b Synonym.—KathJeena rodhaini Gedoelst, 1916. Host.—Plotus rufus. Location.—Proventriculus. Morphology. — Contracaecum (p. 146): Color yellow - white. Cuticle with fine cross-striations. Head (fig. 231) 300/t wide by. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.


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