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Sawadalepis prima n. g., n. sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from the Schreiber’s bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from China

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Sawadalepis n. g. is erected for Sawadalepis prima n. sp. in Schreiber’s bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from southern China. Diagnostic features of the currently monotypic genus include attributes of the osmoregulatory system and female genital organs. The dorsal osmoregulatory canals are shifted bilaterally towards the margins of proglottides in relation to the ventral canals. The genital pores are unilateral and sinistral. Among female attributes, the copulatory part of the vagina is covered externally by a dense layer of intensely stained cells; the conductive part of the vagina is clearly distinguishable from the seminal receptacle; the uterus has ventral and dorsal diverticula, extending bilaterally beyond the longitudinal osmoregulatory canals; and the eggs are spherical with thick outer coat.

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We wish to thank the curators of the cestode collections, Dr. Jean Mariaux (Natural History Museum, Geneva, Switzerland) and Drs Eric P. Hoberg and Patricia Pilitt (U.S. National Parasite Collection, Beltsville) for their assistance in assembling cestode specimens for the current study. We also thank Dr. Eric P. Hoberg for his comments and checking the English of the manuscript. This study was funded by the Grant RFFR (Russian Fund of Fundamental Research) No. 05-04-39013-GFEN, Grant FEB RAS (Far Eastern Branch Russian Academy of Science) No. 06-III-A-06-476. Research by A.A. Makarikov is being funded by the National Science Foundation (PBI grants DEB 0818696 and 0818823) coordinated by Professor J. Caira, University of Connecticut.

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Makarikova, T.A., Makarikov, A.A. Sawadalepis prima n. g., n. sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from the Schreiber’s bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from China. Syst Parasitol 86, 59–68 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-013-9433-8

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