Tapeworms of the Chaco Boreal, Paraguay, with two new species.
Mathevotaenia paraguayae sp. n. is described from Euphractus sexcinctus. It differs from M. didelphidis (Rud.) in having a transverse cirrus pouch anterior to the vagina. Monoecocestus mackiewiczi sp. n. was found in Phyllotis sp. It differs from M. parcitesticulatus Rego in having a much smaller scolex, a poral ovary, and a cirrus pouch 360 to 440 micrometers long. Other species reported are Taenia macrocystis, Taenia omissa, Spirometra mansonoides, Spirometra gracilis, Spirometra longicollis, Diphyllobothrium trinitatis, Atriotaenia parva, and Mathevotaenia tetragonocephala.
D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000469:parasitology*; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice / Q000469:parasitology*; D010239:Paraguay; D011817:Rabbits; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000469:parasitology*