Dr. Murai Éva szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 21. (Budapest, 1988)
Remarks In our preliminary report (GENOV and GEORGIEV, 1986) the specimens of this species were identified, on the basis of the unilateral position of the genital pores and the form and measurements of the strobila, as Anoplocephaloides blanchardi (Moniez, 1891). The original description of A. blanchardi is inadequate and its type specimens are not preserved (TENORA and MURAI, 1980). That is why different cestodes of the fam. Anoplocephalidae (BAER, 1927; DOLLFUS, 1961; TENORA and MURAI, 1980; GENOV, 1984; TENORA e^al., 1985) were described as A. blanchardi and its validity was questioned many times (see RAUSCH, 1976; TENORA et al., 1985). This situation causes difficulties when cestodes with similar morphological characteristics are differentiated and is one of the more confusing problems in systematics of Anoplocephalidae. The new species differs from " A. blanchardi" as described by different authors in the following': a) From the specimens from j^_aj:valis described by BAER (1927), the new species differs by the twice shorter cirrus sac (0. 500 and up to 0. 248, respectively). b) From the specimens from jM^_agrestis (France) described by DOLLFUS (1961), it differs by the half as large strobila, the smaller cirrus sac (0. 342-0. 345x0. 115-0. 124 and 0.1470.248x0.055-0.100, respectively) and the smaller scolex (0.832 and 0. 294-0. 496, respectively). c) From the specimens from M. arvalis, Rfl. ajjrestis and _M. ^nbjerraneus from Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary described by TENORA et al. (1985), the new species differs by Its smaller strobila (40-60 and 14.24.-27. 12), smaller number of proglottides (150-175 and 66-111) and longer vagina (0.10-0. 14 and up to 0.200, respectively). TENORA et al. (1985) placed their specimens in the genus Paranoplocephala Lühe emend Rausch, 1976. In the description they stated that the uterus "at first visible as a transverse mucous sac". According to our results which are in agreement with the observations of RAUSCH (1976), the uterus of the type species of the genus Paranoplocephala - P. omphalodes (Hermann, 1783^ is never sac-Hfce in the earlier stage of development and that is why P. blanchardi sensu Tenora et al., 1985 should be regarded as a member of Anoplocephaloides. This position of the species is in conformity with the opinions of BAER (1927) and RAUSCH (1976). SPASSKY (1951) accepted that P. blanchardi is a synonym of P. omphalodes and described under the latter name specimens from Mi-^ZÍL 1 ! 13- from Western Siberia. These cestodes belong undoubtedly to the group of species discussed. This author described in detail the uterus development and the affiliation of his material with the genus Anoplocephaloides is without any doubt. A. tenoramuraiae sp. n. differs from P. omphalodes sensu Spassky, 1951 in the smaller dimensions of the strobila and the smaller number of proglottides, the comparatively smaller number of testes and the smaller dimensions of the cirrus sac. The new species bears also some resemblance to the North American A. variabilis (Douthitt, 1915) and A. cf. variabilis sensu Rausch, 1976. It differs from them as follows: a) From A. variabilis from Geo_my_idae_ it differs distinctly in the length of the strobila, the different shape of the proglottides (ratio length/width of proglottides of A. variabilis is about 1: 12 while for the new species it is 1:4-5) and the smaller maximum measurements of the cirrus sac. b) From A. cf. variabilis sensu Rausch, parasitizing A_ryicqlid_ae, it differs in the half as many testes (60 and av. 36 in the new species), the relatively smaller dimensions of the cirrus sac (0. 190-0.360x0.060-0. 100 in cestodes from North America) and the different shaoe of proglottides (ratio length/width of A^ cf. variabilis is 1:7-8).
