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An account of the genusHexamastix alexeieff (1912) from the insects of India

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The study of the protozoan fauna of insects revealed interesting flagellates belonging to the genusHexamastix. Hexamastix periplanetae n.sp. is found inhabiting the rectum ofPeriplaneta americana, andH. singhi n. sp. is from the rectal contents of the mole-cricket,Gryllotalpa africana. They differ in various characteristics from the other species which were described from the insects.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Osmania University, Hyderabad-7, A.P., India

    T. Bhaskar Rao

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Communicated by Professor P. N. Ganapati,f.a.sc.

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Bhaskar Rao, T. An account of the genusHexamastix alexeieff (1912) from the insects of India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 71, 13–18 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050093

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