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In Europe it was recovered by RYBALTOVSKI (1957) for the first time in the Moscow abbatoir. Subsequent occurrence was noticed by DAVYDOVA (19 59) and NIKIT IN (1967) in the Astrakhan district. Studying the life-cycle of this species NIKITIN (1967) found Gyraulus albus to be its intermediate host. A KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE EUROPEAN RUMEN FLUKES 1) Ventral pouch absent 2 Ventral pouch present 5 2) Pharynx Paramphistomum-type 3 Pharynx Liorchis-type . . 4 3) A) Genital opening Ichikawai-type P. ichikawai B) Genital opening Microbothrium-type with moderately developed circular musculature; end parts of caeca lateral; intermediate hosts lymnaeid snail P.daubneyi C) Genital opening Microbothrium-type with more strongly developed circular musculature; end parts of caeca dorsal; intermediate hosts bulinid snails P. microbothrium D) Genital opening Microbothrium-type; oesophagus with muscular thickening; acetabulum with 4-14 loosely arranged muscle units in d. e.2 P. microbothrioides 4) Genital opening Gracile-type A) Pharynx relatively smaller with papillae about 2 5-30 p. in length P. cervi B) Pharynx relatively bigger with papillae about 60-75ji in length P. goto

i 5) Caeca reach anterior part of the testes Gastrothylax crumenifer PARASITE/HOST CHECK-LIST (Literature data below include the most important relevant publications of the given countries and arranged in the sense of conclusions of the present paper) Paramphistomum cervi (Zeder, 1790) Bos taurus Albania (MOSKVIN 1958); Bulgaria (KAMBUROV et al. 1976); Czechoslovakia (CHROUST 1964); Denmark (HENRIKSEN and NANSEN 1976); Finland (SEY present paper); France (GUILHON and PRIOUZEAU 1945, EUZEBY 1973); Germany (FISCHOEDER 190 3, SZIDAT 1937, GOTTSCHALK 1962, KRANEBURG 1977, ODENING et al. 1978); Hungary (SEY 1974); Italy (BONINI 1963); England (KELLY 1948, WILLMOTT 1950); The Netherlands (SCHOON 1947, WILLMOTT 1950); Norway (HELLE 1973); Poland (ZADURA and NIEC 1952, ANCZYKOWSKI and CHOWANIEC 19 55, PATVK 1960, ZDZITOWIECKI et al. 19 77); Portugal (LEITAO 1963); Rumania (TUDOR and ANTON 1968, SEY 1978b); Spain (CORDERO DEL CAMPILLO 1975); Sweden (NÄSMARK 1937); the USSR (SKRJABIN and SCHULTS 1937, POPOVA 1950, KRYUKOVA 1957, VELITCHKO 1966); Yugoslavia (BABIIC 1966, CANKOVIC and BATISTIC 1963). Ovis aries Albania (MOSKVIN 1958); Bulgaria (GEORGIEV 1956, KAMBUROV et al. 1976); Czechoslovakia (RYSAVY and ERHARDOVA 1953); Germany (FISCHOEDER 1903, GOTTSCHALK