Dr. Kassai Tibor szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 1. (Budapest, 1968)

I harre thoroughly examined the dimensions of the proboscis, the hooks, the lemnisci, the proboscis sheath, the testes, the eggs, the embryo and the embryonal hooks, of all mature M. moniliformis specimens found in both the lesser mole rats and the gophers* The mean values, as well as data recorded in the literature are summarized in the Table. The Moniliformis specimens obtained from gophers attain the measurements reported in the literature, while, in certain other respects, they agree with the individuals found in the lesser mole rats. I found no constant feature by which the material examined could be distinguished from the nominate form, hence I relegate it to M. m. moniliformis Meyer, 1933, as interpreted by PETROTSCHENKO (1958). Further investigations, extending over our entire faunal area, may, however, reveal additional or diverging results. Summary In the small intestine of two lesser mole rats (Spalax leucodon Nordm.), 135 Acanthocephalid specimens representing Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser, 1811) Meyer, 1933, were found. Spalax leucodon is a new host for the parasite,and this is the first record of the occurrence of this parasite in the rodent. To clarify the subspecific'classification of the parasites, the author examined 17 Moniliformis parasites from gophers (Citellus citellus L.), collected in the Bame locality. The specimens examined proved to belong to the nominate form of the species, namely to M. m. moli- liformis Meyer, 1933. MURAI, É.: A Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser, 1811) Meyer, 1933 (Acanthocephala, Moniliformidae) új gazdaállata a földikutya (Spalax leucodon Nordm.) A Természettudományi Múzeum kutatói rendszeresen vizsgálják a földikutya (Spalax leucodon Nordm., 1840) életmódját, biológiai és populációs viszonyait, s ujabban parazitáitságát is. A Hajdu-