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Studies on the life history of Hymenolepis farciminosa (Goeze, 1782) (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

S. C. Dutt  and
K. N. Mehra
S. C. Dutt
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
K. N. Mehra
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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1. The life history of Hymenolepis farciminosa (Goeze), first reported in 1955, has been described.

2. The grasshoppers Acrotylus humbertianus Sauss., Acrida exaltata Walk., Oedaleus abruptus Thunb., Crotogonus sp. and Aiolopus sp. were found, experimentally, to serve as intermediate hosts. The cysticercoid has been described and figured. A crow was experimentally infected with the cysticercoid and the adult tapeworm recovered.

The authors wish to express their gratitude to Mr L. Sahai, M.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., the then Director of the Institute, for providing the requisite facilities, and to Dr H. D. Srivastava, M.Sc., D.Sc., F.N.I., Head of the Division of Parasitology, for valuable advice. They are grateful to Dr B. P. Uvarov, Director, Anti-Locust Research Centre, London, and to Dr A. P. Kapoor of the Zoological Survey of India for the identification of the insects.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 52 , Issue 3-4 , November 1962 , pp. 397 - 400
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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