Abstract
Recently genus P8eudogilquittia Bilqees and Khatoon, 1979 has been described from the fish Pornadasys olivaceus. The present specimens are included in the same genus, because of the characters such as 'hart and stout tentacles, heteroacanthus and heteromor-phous armature, consisting of very large hoaky with broad base, long hooks with curved tip and small hooks at the base of the armed portion of tentacle separating it from the unarmed portion,pars bul-bosa broader than rest of the scolex, bothridia reduced and fused together. The genus contains only one species P. karachiense. $i !geesand Rhatoon 1979. The present specimens from the fish Pseudosciarna dineanthus are different from this species in size of scolex, size and arrangement of hooks; each tentacle with inferno and externolateral longitudinal chainette. Bothridia relatively small but more prominent, completely fused at the base, the free ends of which are distinguished into four, and base of pars bulbosa is broader. The present specimens are regarded a new species for which the name Paeudogilquittia magna is proposed.
INTRODUCTION
The family Pseudogilquinidae was established by Bailees and Khatoon, 1980 to accommodate a new trypanorhynchid larvae Psettdogilquinia haraehiense, the only genus awl species in the family. The present specimens from the fish P8eudosciaena diacanihus included in the same family and genus are regarded an undescribed species for which the name I) aeudogilquinia magma is proposed and described here. The species name refers to large size of the scolex as compared to previous species.
*Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Pakistan,
