Collins, H. Maria.De Lange, M.Bigalke, R.D.Howell, P.G.Reinecke, R.K.Walker, Jane B.De Kock, V.E.2016-07-062016-07-0620161972Collins, HM 1972, 'Cestodes from rodents in the Republic of South Africa’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 25-50.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53733The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590;300dpi. adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.The cestodes recovered from various Muridae and Cricetidae in the Republic of South Africa are recorded. The following species are redescribed: Paranoplocephala omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Liihe, 1910; lnermicapsifer congolensis Mahon, 1954; Inermicapsifer madagascariensis (Davaine, 1870) Baer, 1956; Catenataenia compacta Ortlepp, 1962; Catenotaenia lobata Baer, 1925; Catenotaenia Iucida Ortlepp, 1962; Raillietina (Raillietina) thrynomysi Ortlepp, 1938; Raillietina (Raillietina) trapezoides (Janicki, 1904) Fuhrmann, 1924; Hymenolepis diminuta (Rudolphi, 1819); Hymenolepis straminea (Goeze, 1782); Hymenolepis nana (von Siebold, 1852). Three new species are described: Paranoplocephala otomyos from Otomys irroratus; I-Iymenolepis microcantha and Hymenolepis taterae from Tatera (Tatera) brantsi. Paranoplocephala acanthocirrosa Baer, 1924 is considered a synonym of P. omphalodes; Catenotaenia capensis Ortlepp, 1940 of C. lobata; and Raillietina (Raillietina) namaquensis Mettrick, 1962 of R. (R.) trapezoides. Cestodes recovered from the Myomorpha in the Ethiopian Region are summarized and a hostparasite list is included.en© 1972 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2016 University of Pretoria. Department of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle