ON TWO NEW MONOSTOMES (TREMATODA) FROM AVIAN
                                  HOSTS IN BRITISH INDIA.

                                                    BY

                                   G. D. BHALERAO, M.Sc.,

     Helminthologist, Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research, Muktesar.

               (Received for publication on the 13th November 1934.)

                                        (With four figures.)

Up to the present time there has not been any record of the occurrence of any
monostome from India. The present opportunity is therefore taken to record
the presence of these worms from two avian hosts in this country.

For the material described in this paper I wish here to record my indebtedness
to Mr. K. Subramanian, M.A., formerly of the Biological Department, University
College, Rangoon, and to Mr. V. R. Rajagopalan, G.M.V.C., my colleague at this
Institute.

                                   Notocotylus babai n. sp.

Only one specimen of this species was obtained by Mr. K. Subramanian from
the cæcum of the common kite, Milvus migrans govinda. The specimen was in
an excellent state of preservation and well stained. On comparison it was found
to differ from all the existing species of Notocotylus. It is intended to give here a
short description of the species, and to discuss its affinities in the subsequent part
of the paper. In order to facilitate future investigation on this genus a comparative
table of the known species recorded from birds and a key to these have been given.

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                         Notocotylus babai n.sp.; entire worm.

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