Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2009
An account is given of the general morphology of Echinopardalis lerouxi n.sp., from the intestine of Canis adustus, in Northern Rhodesia. This new acanthocephalan agrees with the characters of the genus Echinopardalis, and differs from all the other known species included in this genus. The characteristic features of the species are enumerated.