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790 transmitted by some blood-sucking insect, and, considering its riverine distribution, he points more especially to the glossinæ.

Synonyms.—Ligula mansoni; Bothriocephalus liguloides; B. mansoni; Dibothrium mansoni.

This parasite, the larva of a cestode belonging to the family Dibothriocephalidæ, and, provisionally, to the artificial collective group Sparganum, was discovered



in 1882 by the writer in making the post-mortem examination of a Chinaman in Amoy. So far only the larval form is known, the size varying according to stage of development. The following measurements have been given: length, 8 to 36 cm.; breadth, 0·1 to 12 mm.; thickness, 0·5 to 1·75 mm. My own specimens measured about 30 to 35 cm. in length, by about 2·5 mm. in breadth. During life they are