Dr. Holló Ferenc szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 3. (Budapest, 1970)

Parasit. Hung. 3.43-50.1970 The Hamster (Cricetus cricetus L.), a New Host of Paranoplocephala omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Lühe, 1910 (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae) Dr. Éva MURAI Zoological Department of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest The parasitologists of the Hungarian Natural History Museum dissected 12 specimens of Cricetus cricetus 1. in 1966-1969. Internal parasites were found in all exemplars: 11 animals have been infested by nematodes, 6 also by tapeworms. Most of the cestods parasitising the host belonged to H

ymenolepis straminea (Goeze, 1782)(TENORA-MURAI

, 1970), while one tapeworm proved to represent Paranoplocephala omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) lühe, 1910. This species parasitizes rodents belonging to the subfamily Microtinae; it is described now for the first time from Cricetus cricetus L. Material and methods: A Paranoplocephala omphalodes specimen parasitized, together with nematodes and two Hymenole-pis straminea

, a female hamster (

Mus.Nat.Hung.No

.2490) collected with nine other exemplars by P. MÉSZÁROS near Balmazújváros, Com. Hajdú, on 30 August, 1969. After fixing in 10 # hot formaline, BAER'

s HCL carmine staining was used in making the total preparation. Of some proglottides containing mature eggs, also permanent egg slides have been made in Berlese solution; some of the strobila were also thus studied. Description of the species (based on our specimens): Paranoplocephala omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Lühe, 1910. Subfamily: Anoplocephalinae Blanchard, 1891. Localization: small intestine. Intensity: one specimen.