MACACANEMA FORMOSANA N. G., N. SP. (ONCHOCERCIDAE: DIROFILARIINAE) FROM MACACA CYCLOPSIS OF FORMOSA

Abstract

Macacanema n.g., from the peritracheal tissue and diaphragm of Macaca cyclopsis of Formosa is distinguished from Edesonfilaria by the dimensions and morphology of the left spicule, which is relatively short and complex rather than long and filiform, by the straight short muscular vagina, the short straight uterine trunk, and the asymmetrical arrangement of the male caudal papillae. The histological structure of the glandular oesophagus is described.