Fig. 332.—Ancylostoma ceylanicum: head end, two teeth on each side, the inner almost concealed by the outer. × c. 200. (After Looss.)
At the anterior edge of mouth capsule one large tooth; below or behind this towards the middle line a very small tooth, the tip only of which is seen. Male 5 mm. average. Lobes of bursa almost as long as broad, strongly projecting towards the ventral side. Rays short and relatively thick. Female 7 mm.
Habitat.—Intestine civet cat (Viverricula malacensis), Ceylon, and man in Bengal according to Clayton-Lane.
Other species are: A. caninum (Ercolani), in cat and dog, Europe and Africa; A. malayanum (Alessandrini), 1905, in the Malay bear (Helaretos malayanus); A. pluridentatum (Alessandrini), 1905, in Felis mitis, Brazil.
Ancylostoma braziliense, Gomez de Faria, 1910.
In cats (and dog), Brazil. Female 8·5 mm., male 7·5 mm. long. Eggs 65 µ by 32 µ. Leiper considers it to be identical with A. ceylanicum.
