Abstract

A new family based on Illebdella papuensis gen. et sp. nov. is described. Characters include: body strongly depressed and wide; monostichodont, trignathous; pharynx euthylaematous with single secondary ridges in the dorsolateral positions; epididymis, a globular mass at xi/xii; no sperm ducts or ejaculatory bulbs; median regions, bimyomeric; vagina, caecate; no vaginal duct; ix to xxiv, 5-annulate; xxv, 4-annulate; xxvi, 3-annulate. Pattern, topographic, a wide median band of alternating maculae; a lateral catenulate row of large ovals. Hirudo catenulata Johansson 1918 is transferred to the new family and provisionally to the g. Illebdella.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Richardson, 1974, Rec. Aust. Mus. 29(6): 187–196
Author
Laurence R. Richardson
Year
1974
Title
A new leech from Papua, representative of a third family of aquatic jawed sanguivores in the Australian region (Hirudinoidea: Illebdellidae fam. nov.)
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
29
Issue
6
Start Page
187
End Page
196
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.29.1974.227
Language
en
Date Published
22 May 1974
Cover Date
22 May 1974
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
NEW GUINEA; TAXONOMY
Digitized
03 March 2009
Available Online
01 April 2009
Reference Number
227
EndNote
227.enw
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