Skrjabinotaenia (Meggittina) cricetomydis Hockley 1961

Skrjabinotaenia (Meggittina) cricetomydis Hockley, 1961 Synonym: Meggittina cricetomydis (Hockley, 1961) Tenora, Mas-Coma, Murai & Feliu, 1980. The syntypes of S. (M.) cricetomydis are deposited in NHM. Remarks. Skrjabinotaenia (M.) cricetomydis, described from Cricetomys gambinanus from Nigeria, is a morphologically unique species within the subgenus Meggittina, particularly with respect to the body form, number of uterine branches and relative length of the cirrus sac and vagina (Hockley 1961). The strobila of this species is transversely elongate but relatively long, and its terminal proglottids, either pregravid or gravid ones, are posteriorly “expanded”; detached gravid proglottids attain a convex, semi-circular shape. Other characteristic features of S. (M.) cricetomydis are the relatively long uterine trunk with five primary branches on each side and the exceptionally long and slender cirrus sac (roughly as long as the vagina).