Cestode parasites (Neodermata, Platyhelminthes) from Malaysian birds, with description of five new species Author Mariaux, Jean B97E611D-EC33-4858-A81C-3E656D0DA1E2 Natural History Museum of Geneva, CP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland. jean.mariaux@ville-ge.ch Author Georgiev, Boyko B. 88352C92-555A-444D-93F4-97F9A3AC2AEF Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. bbg@ecolab.bas.bg text European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-03-16 616 1 35 journal article 21576 10.5852/ejt.2020.616 9f9fc94b-4863-4ab2-9628-e5d6d3a71fc5 2118-9773 3926853 144F0449-7736-44A0-8D75-FA5B95A04E23

Table 3. Variolepis Spasskii & Spasskaya, 1954 of Passeriformes. Data from original descriptions except: * from Spasskaya (1966), ** from Skrjabin & Matevosyan (1945), *** from Joyeux et al. (1928). Abbreviations: L = Length; W = Width; ø = Diameter.

	Host	Distribution	L x W (max)	Scolex ø	Suckers ø	Rost. sac ø × L	L hooks	Testes ø
Variolepis cf. bilharzii	Muscicapidae	Malaysia	> 7.5 × 0.38	150	75–88	104 × 74	15	109
V. farciminosa (Goeze, 1782) *	Many Passeriformes (* Phasianidae, Anatidae)	Europe, Asia, Americas, Japan	38–60 × 1.87–2	200–330	90–110	40 × 58	19–21	250
V. bilharzi (Krabbe, 1869) ***	Many Passeriformes, incl. Muscicapidae	Europe, Africa, Asia	10 × 0.5	250	130 × 80	70	14–16	–
V. fernandensis (Nybelin, 1931)	Turdidae	Chile	39 × 1	180–230	75–95	110–150 × 75	18–19	150
V. globocephala (Fuhrmann, 1918)	Zosteropidae	New Caledonia	40 × 2	300	140	–	19	100–140
V. microscolecina (Fuhrmann, 1906) **	Cotingidae	Brazil	20–25 × 0.5	–	–	–	23	90
V. planestici (Mayew, 1925)	Turdidae, Sturnidae	USA, India	35 × 1.5	200	–	–	14	60–80
V. pycnonoti (Tubangui & Masilungan, 1927)	Pycnonotidae	Philippines	45 × 2	300	100	90 × 50	19	–
V. troglodytis (Yamaguti, 1956)	Troglodytidae	Japan	7.5 × 0.7	140–180	60–75	90–150 × 54–70	24	30–60
V. variabilis (Mayhew, 1925)	Corvidae	USA	30 × 1	200	80	20	20–22	–
V. victoriata (Inamdar, 1934) **	Sturnidae	India	60 × 1.35	200	70	212 × 87	28–30	–