Dr. Murai Éva - Gubányi András szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 28. (Budapest, 1995)

4(3) with roots directed anteriorly; 3 (4) hooks on posterior part of proboscis, spiniform, with anterior apophysis. Dimensions of hooks (blade x root): I, 0.030-0.035 x 0.03250.040; II, 0.0375-0.0475 x 0.045-0.0625; III, 0.040-0.055 x 0.060-0.070; IV, 0.0450.0525 x 0.0575-0.0725; V, 0.040-0.050 x 0.040-0.0525; VI, 0.035-0.0425 x 0.0275-0.040; VII, 0.0375-O.0425 x 0.0275-0.035; VIII, 0.0375-0.040 x 0.030-0.0375; IX, 0.0325-0.040 x 0.025 x 0.040; X, 0.0275-0.0375 x 0.030-0.0375; XI, 0.O3O-O.O35 x 0.0225-0.035; XII, 0.0225-0.0275 x 0.0225-0.0350; XIII, 0.0275 x 0.025. Female genital tract 1.16 long. Trunk filled with eggs without polar prolongations; dimensions of eggs 0.0525-0.065 x 0.0225-0.0275. Remarks: The synonymy of S. picae and S. teres is grounded in the papers of Dollfus and Golvan (1957) and Dimitrova et al. (in press). There are several descriptions of this species from various hosts and regions (De Marval 1905, Dollfus 1953, Golvan 1956, Petrochenko 1958, Cordonier and Ward 1968, Dimitrova et al. 1996 accepted for publication). The morphology of the female specimens studied is most similar to the description of Cordonier and Ward (1968). Hungarian specimens differ from the latter description in the larger maximum sizes of the hooks (0.055) compared with 0.047 (Cordonier and Ward 1968) and, also, in the presence of anterior apophyses of the last 2-3 spines. This is the first record of this species for the Hungarian fauna. Sphaerirostris lancea (Westrumb, 1821) Skrjabin, 1913 Specimens studied: Burhinus oedicnemus - No 10906 (4 female), Hegyfalu, October 1985. Description of female (Fig. 4.): (due to the poor condition of the specimens, the description was based on 2 of them only). Trunk approximately 12.0 long, consisting of two parts separated by constriction: anterior part significantly wider than posterior, 6.3 long and 1.65-2.22 wide; posterior part 5.64 long, 1.48-1.59 wide, almost cylindrical. ^Yansverse vessels of lacunar system form a reticulum of large triangles and polygons. Proboscis 0.500 long, consisting of two parts; anterior part spherical, 0.380 long and 0.406 wide; posterior part almost cylindrical, partially invaginated in trunk, 0.125 long, 0.344 wide at constriction. Proboscis armament consists of 40-42 (?) longitudinal rows, 12 hooks in each row (one or few anterior hooks inserted); 9(10) hooks located on anterior part, anterior 6 of them longest, their roots directed posteriorly; next 3 (4) with anteriorly directed roots. Posterior 2-3 hooks in each row transformed into spines. Maximum dimensions of hooks (blade x root): II- VI, 0.040-0.0475 x 0.050-0.055. Neck invaginated in trunk. Proboscis receptacle and lemnisci not clearly seen. Trunk filled with eggs, oval, without prolongations; dimensions of eggs 0.0475-0.0575 x 0.0175-0.025. Remarks: Our specimens have a significantly higher number of longitudinal rows of hooks, 40-42, than it has been reported for this species (30-32) (De Marval 1905, Skrjabin 1913, Bykhovskaya 1948, Belopolskaya 1983). On the basis of this character, they are closer to 5. lanceoides (Petrochenko, 1949) possessing 36-42 longitudinal rows (Petrochenko 1958, Khokhlova 1971, Belopolskaya 1983). According to Belopolskaya (1983), these are two similar species parasitizing mainly Charadriiformes and differing from one another only in the number of longitudinal rows of hooks and the shape of the proboscis. Florescu and Ienistea (1984) denied the validity of S. lanceoides and considered it a synonym of S. lancea. Although the higher number of longitudinal rows of hooks, our specimens were determined as S. lancea. In our opinion, the number of the longitudinal rows of hooks is very variable in this group and, therefore, unreliable to be used as a sole distinguishing character.