| a new species of cestode, vampirolepis muraiae n. sp. (cyclophyllidea: hymenolepididae), from a chinese bat. | vampirolepis muraiae n. sp. (cestoda: cyclophyllidea: hymenolepididae) is described on the basis of a single specimen from a mouse-eared bat, myotis sp., from yunnan province, china. it is distinguished from its congeners on the basis of the size and shape of the rostellar hooks, which have a blade shorter than the guard, the tubular structure of the initial stage of the developing uterus and eggs with a thick outer coat. | 2012 | 22488430 |