Abstract
The filarial parasite Dipetalonema witei is found naturally infecting the Libyan jird Meriones libycus; the adult worms live in the subcutaneous tissues and external miuscle layers; the microfilariae circulate in the blood and are transiiuitted by the argasid tick Ortnithodors.s t(arta'.ovskyi. The parasite is easily maintained in the laboratory, (Baltazard et al (1953); WortIms, Terry and Terry (1961)) and provides suitable material for morphological studies. This paper describes the reproductive system, gametogenesis, anid developmlent of the microfilariae.
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