On a new tapeworm, vampirolepis isensis, found in bats with the table of the morphological features of tapeworms in vampirolepis

Abstract

Vampirolepis isensis n. sp. isolated from the bats, Rhinolophus cornutus and R. ferrumequinicm, in Mie Prefecture is described. A list of bat tapeworms reported from various districts of the world and a table of the morphological features of tapeworms in Vampirolepis are given. © 1966, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee. All rights reserved.