| examination of type material of two species of litomosoides (filarioidea: onchocercidae), parasites from bats; taxonomic consequences. | type material of litomosoides hamletti sandground, 1934 from glossophaga soricina soricina in brazil and l. penai jiménez-quirós & arroyo, 1960 from carollia perspicillata azteca in costa rica, was examined. the morphology of the spicules shows that these species belong to the carinii group. their synonymy with l. guiterasi pérez vigueras, 1934, from artibeus jamaicensis yucatanicus in cuba, does not appear justified because they are distinct in several characters (body length, width of female, ... | 2003 | 14535160 |