Redescription of the type-species of the cestode genus Deltokeras (Cyclophyllidea: Paruterinoidea).
The syntypes of Deltokeras ornitheios Meggitt, 1927 (the type-species of Deltokeras Meggitt, 1927), a parasite of Urocissa erythrorhyncha (Passeriformes, Corvidae) in South Asia, are redescribed. Deltokeras is considered a monotypic genus. An amended generic diagnosis is presented.
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Central Laboratory of General Ecology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. bbg@bgcict.acad.bg
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D008297:Male