SYNOPSIS. Eimeria yukonensis sp. n. is described from the Arctic ground squirrel Spermophilus undulatus. The sporulated oocysts are elongate-ellipsoidal, averaging 24.5 by 13.3 μ. A micropyle is present but an oocyst residuum and polar body are absent. The ovoid sporocysts average 10.9 by 5.9 μ. The sporocyst residuum is ellipsoidal to spheroidal.

Eimeria yukonensis n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the Arctic ground squirrel Spermophilus undulatus.

SYNOPSIS. Eimeria bandipurensis n. sp., is described from the gut of an Indian palm squirrel, Funumbulus palmarum, obtained from a village, Bandipur, in West Bengal. Spherical and egg-shaped oocysts were encountered, the former averaging 17 μ in diameter and the latter 18 by 16 μ. Oocystic residuum was absent while the sporocystic residuum was represented by refractile globules. A Stieda body was present in the sporocyst. Sporozoites were banana-shaped with one end broader and the other pointed with a clear globule at each end.

H. N. Ray

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A new coccidium, Eimeria bandipurensis n. sp., from the Indian palm squirrel, Funumbulus palmarum.