Inermicapsifer beveridgei n. sp. (Cestoidea: Anoplocephalidae) from Procavia capensis (Hyracoidea) in Israel, with notes on two species of Hymenolepis.
Inermicapsifer beveridgei n. sp. from Procavia capensis differs from all other species in the genus in having 150-174 testes per segment. The closest species is I. hyracis (Rudolphi, 1810) Janicki, 1919, with 75-120 testes. Hymenolepis vogeae Singh, 1956 and H. horrida (Linstow, 1901) Lühe, 1910, are briefly discussed.
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 80639.
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007043:Hyraxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology*; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology