Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 67. (Budapest 1975)

Murai, É. ; Tenora, F.: Hymenolepis meszarosi sp. n. (Cestoidea), a parasite of Alticola roylei (Rodentia) in Mongolia

ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Tomus (37. Budapest 1975. Hymenolepis meszarosi sp. n. (Cestoidea), a Parasite of Alticola roylei (Bodentia) in Mongolia by É. MURAI, Budapest & F. TENORA, Brno Abstract — Hymenolepis meszarosi sp. n. (Hymenolepididae) is described from Alticola roylei captured in Mongolia. With 6 figures. The present paper is based on a specimen of cestode recovered at an autopsy of 7 rodents representing A. roylei. The rodents were dissected by DR. F. MÉSZÁROS, hekninthologist of the Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, during his stay in Mongolia. The new species is dedicated to the collector. A detailed description, figures, systematical and taxonomical position of the species are given. Hymenolepis meszarosi sp. n. (Figs. 1 — 6) Description of holotype: Body length 20 mm, maximum width 0.250 mm. Scolex 0.128x0.100 mm in diameter, with 4 suckers and a rostellum armed with a crown of hooks. Suckers 0.050 mm in diameter. Hooks of almost fraternal type, 24 in number, 0.012-0.014 mm long. Rostellar sac 0.044x0.034 mm. Male genital organs consisting of 3 testes forming a triangle. One testis poral, the remaining two aporal, all three spherical, 0.060 mm in diameter. Bursa cirri very small, 0.039 mm long and only 0.008 mm wide, in poral part of proglottides behind excretory canals. In fully mature proglottides, bursa cirri measuring 0.037 x 0.013 mm. Receptaculum seminis in hermaphrodite proglottides very distinct, elongated, Figs. 1—6. Hymenolepis meszarosi sp.n.: 1 = scolex, 2 = hooks from the scolex in various position, 3—4 = hermaphrodite proglottides, 5 = mature proglottis, 6 = egg Ann. Hist.-nat. Mus. Nat. Hung., 67, 1975