Abstract
trapped at two locations. Three of 44 (7%) R. exulans from Tamadue (1?26'S, 120?24'E, 1,067 m) and 3 of 37 (8%) R. exulans from Wuasa (1?26'S, 120?19'E, 1,055 m) were infected with S. japonicum. Approximately 200 R. exulans and a few Rattus marmosurus, Rattus hoffmanni, and Rattus nitidus from other locations in the Napu Valley were not infected with S. japonicum. Eleven mature male specimens of S. japonicum had an average length of 10.5 mm (8.0-16.0 mm) and had an average of 6.5 (5-7) testes. Eleven mature female specimens had an average length of 15.8 mm (12.2-18.3 mm). These values compare closely with similar measurements of 159 males and 105 fe-
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