Abstract
In this study Cestodes collected from a species of rodents of the genera Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Aurangabad district Maharashtra, India are reported. Sixty three specimens of the cestode parasites were collected from 23 infected intestines after examining 110 host house rat (Rattus rattus) at Aurangabad, (MS), India during the period of April, 2005-March, 2007. The present form of cestode parasite is redescribed on the basis of some similar characters with the previously described species Hymenolepis diminuta (Rudolphi, 1819). The characters of present form are similar with Hymenolepis diminuta having the scolex well-marked rostellum, hooks in single crown on rostellum, oval cirrus pouch, three testes, one poral and two aporal, two pairs longitudinal excretory canal and pre-ovarian ootype but differs due to globular scolex, squarish mature proglottids and differs in size of ovary (0.526 - 0.552 x 0.114 - 0.184 mm).
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