L. Forró szerk.: Miscellanea Zoologica Hungarica 8. 1993 (Budapest, 1993)

Kriska, T.: Parasitic helminths of house mouse (Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758) in Hungary

Intermediate hosts: beetles (Tenebrionidae, Scarabeidae) Localization: small intestine Geographical distribution: Palaearctic Description: Body length 70-110 mm, maximum width 1.6-2.4 mm. Diameter of scolex 0.19-0.28 mm, of suckers 0.070-0.089 mm (Fig. 10). Rostellum 0.09x0.06 with 20-24 hooks measuring 0.013-0.016 mm. Testes form a triangle, one situated poral, two aporal. Cirrus sac 0.08-0.19 mm. Eggs ovoid, 0.055-0.076 x 0.040-0.055. Oncosphere 0.03 mm, embryonal hooks 0.016-0.018 mm. Localities: 10. Nagykovácsi, one case, March, one case, April, one case, May, one case, September, one case, December; 14. Gyöngyös, four cases, August; Gyöngyöshalász, one case, August. 2.4 percent of the host population was infected by H straminea, the intensity of infection was 8.0. The levels of prevalence by seasons were: 1.5% in winter, 3.9% in spring, 4.9% in summer and 1.2% in autumn. Taeniidae Ludwig, 1886 Taenia taeniaeformis Batsch, 1786 - metacestodes Syn.: Hydatigera taeniaeformis Batsch, 1786; Strobilocercus fasciolaris Rudolphi, 1808; Hosts: Felis catus domesticus, Felis silvestris Intermediate hosts: Mus musculus Localization in the intermediate host: surface of the liver Geographical distribution: cosmopolitan Description: Oval Cysticercus 3-12 mm in diameter. Pseudostrobila 20-125 mm, maximum width 3-6 mm. Diameter of suckers 0.34-0.49 mm. Scolex with double circle of hooks. Number of hooks 30-36, 0.26-0.28 mm the small ones and 0.43-0.48 mm the largest. Localities: 4. Tanakajd, one case, September; 6. Németbánya, one case, July, Balatoncsicsó, one case, May, Nagyvázsony, two cases, May; 7. Fonó, six cases, September, four cases, November; 10. Nagykovácsi, two cases, January, three cases, February, two cases, March, one case, April, one case, May, one case, June, one case, August, five cases, September, seven cases, October, six cases, November, one case, December, Érd, two cases, February; 11. Budapest, one case, October, Csillaghegy, one case, November, Óbuda, one case, June, Pestlőrinc, one case, March, Budakeszi, two cases, May, one case, September; 13. Kosd, nine cases, April; 14. Gyöngyös, two cases, August, Gyöngyössolymos, two cases, August; 15. Orgovány, three cases, September, Fülöpháza, one case, November, Kondor Lake, one case, February, Ágasegyháza, one case, August; 17. Rákos, one case, December; 19. Nagyiván, one case, September, 20. Tákos, one case, November. 13.4 percent of the host population was infected by T. taeniaeformis, the intensity of infection was 1.2. The levels of prevalence by seasons were: 18.7% in winter, 18.6% in spring, 7.8% in summer and 12.4% in autumn. Linstowiidae (Mola, 1929) Spassky, 1949 Mathevotaenia symmetrica (Baylis, 1927) ssp. occidental Murai, 1974 Syn.: Catenotaenia symmetrica Baylis, 1927; Oochoristica ratti Yamaguti et Miyata, 1937 Intermediate hosts: beetles (Coleoptera) Localization: small intestine