Note 282 — ON PARASITES IN GENERAL. (continued 8)
Reading edition
The genus is by some authors divided into two sub-genera—Hymenolepis, s. str., and Drepanidotænia, Raill.
Drepanidotænia.—Body, broad lanceolate, testes three, female genitalia antiporal beside the testes. Scolex small, with eight hooks. Neck very short, longitudinal muscle bundles very numerous. No accessory sac opening into genital atrium.
Hymenolepis.—Narrow, female genitalia ventral to or between testes.