Szekessy Vilmos (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 58. (Budapest 1966)
Soós, Á.: On the genus Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816, with a key and catalogue to the species (Hirudinoidea: Glossiphoniidae)
lateral diverticula, last pair elongated, directed posteriorad; intestine with four pairs of auriculate sacs. 0—2 postanal rings. Testes 4—10 pairs. Genital pores common or separated by one or two annuli. Seminal vesicle and vasa deferentia forming long, simple, open loop. Type-species: Hirudo complanata LINNAEUS, 1758 Key to the Species of the Genus Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816 1 (6) Male and female genital ducts opening into a common pore. 2 (3) 4—5 pairs of testes. 3 pairs of eyes situated on annuli 6., 7., and 8. Dorsal surface very finely granulate, but without sensory papillae. Only one postanal ring. Greyish-white. Hosts: freshwater snails. Length: 7—10 mm, width: 3—4 mm. Distribution: Tasmania tasmaniensis INGRAM, 1957 3 (2) 6 pairs of testes. 4 (5) Body entirely smooth, without papillae. Postanal ring absent; 3 pairs of eyes situated on rings 5., 7., and 8. (location and development extremely variable!) Dorsal side of sucker without radially arranged dark striae. Hosts: freshwater snails. Length: 5—10 mm, width: 3—ő mm. Distribution: Europe, North America, India, Central and East Africa heteroelita (LINNAEUS, 17(31) 5 (4) Dorsal surface of body with 7 longitudinal rows of smaller to greater papillae. One postanal ring. 3 pairs of eyes on annuli 6., "., and 8. Dorsal side of sucker with radially arranged dark striae. Hosts: freshwater snails ( Ampullar ia, Paludina, Lymnaea) , aquatic beetles (Dytiscidae, Hydrophilus ). Length: 6—12 mm, width: 3—3.5 mm. Distribution: India, Burma, Indonesia, Uganda weberi BLANCHARD, 1897 6 (1) Male and female genital pores separated by one or two rings. 7 (14) Male and female genital pores separated by one ring. 8 (9) Only 2 pairs of eyes present, on annuli 5., and 6; also 2 postanal rings. Sensory papillae absent, small tubercles hardly elevated, decurrent in 4 longitudinal rows on dorsal surface of body. 6 pairs of testes. Anterior half of body bluishgrey, posterior half dirty yellowish. Host: Bythinia australis. Length: 14—33 mm, width: 4.6 mm. Distribution: Australia intermedia GODDARD, 1909 '9 (8) 3 pairs of eyes present; postanal ring absent or only one present. 10 (11) Dorsal surface of body with 6 longitudinal rows of sensory papillae. 3 pairs of eyes situated on annuli 2., 3., and 6. One postanal ring present. Dorsal surface greyish-blue, with a median longitudinal dark pigment stripe, ventral side pale violet. Host: unknown. Length: 18.5 mm, width: 6.8 mm. Distribution: Argentina mesembrina RINGUELET, 1949 11 (10) Dorsal surface of body without segmental or sensory papillae in macroscopic view. 12 (13) One postanal ring and 6 pairs of testes. 3 pairs of eyes situated on rings 2., 3., and 4. Sixth pair of coeca of crop, directed posteriorad, emitting numerous (usually 11) small diverticula. Conserved specimens of a fleshy colour, without any pattern. Host: unknown. Length: 10 mm, width: 5 mm. Distribution: Australia, Tasmania australiensis GODDARD, 1908 13 (12) Postanal ring absent; 5 pairs of testes. 3 pairs of eyes situated on annuli 5., 6., and 7. Sixth pair of coeca of crop, directed posteriorad, emitting only 4—5 diverticula. Conserved specimens greyish-white, with segmentally arranged spots in median line. Host: unknown. Length: 5.5 mm, width: 3 mm. Distribution: New Caledonia novaccaledoniae JOHANSSON, 1918 14 (7) Male and female genital pores separated by two annuli. 15 (16) First 2 pairs of 3 pairs of eyes situated in a transversal line on a single common ring, namely on ring 4., third pair on ring 5. Cephalic end slightly distinct. Dorsal skle of body without papillae. No postanal ring. Host: freshwater snail (Taia intha). Length: 6—6.5 mm, width: 1.2—2.8 mm. Distribution: India annandalei OKA, 1922
