Table 3 in Cestode parasites (Neodermata, Platyhelminthes) from Malaysian birds, with description of five new species

Table 3. Variolepis Spasskii & Spasskaya, 1954 of Passeriformes. Data from original descriptions except: * from Spasskaya (1966), ** from Skrjabin & Matevosyan (1945), *** from Joyeux et al. (1928). Abbreviations: L = Length; W = Width; ø = Diameter.
HostDistributionL x W (max)Scolex øSuckers øRost. sac ø × LL hooksTestes øVariolepis cf. bilharziiMuscicapidaeMalaysia> 7.5 × 0.3815075–88104 × 7415109V. farciminosa (Goeze, 1782) *Many Passeriformes (* Phasianidae, Anatidae)Europe, Asia, Americas, Japan38–60 × 1.87–2200–33090–11040 × 5819–21250V. bilharzi (Krabbe, 1869) ***Many Passeriformes, incl. MuscicapidaeEurope, Africa, Asia10 × 0.5250130 × 807014–16–V. fernandensis (Nybelin, 1931)TurdidaeChile39 × 1180–23075–95110–150 × 7518–19150V. globocephala (Fuhrmann, 1918)ZosteropidaeNew Caledonia40 × 2300140–19100–140V. microscolecina (Fuhrmann, 1906) **CotingidaeBrazil20–25 × 0.5–––2390V. planestici (Mayew, 1925)Turdidae, SturnidaeUSA, India35 × 1.5200––1460–80V. pycnonoti (Tubangui & Masilungan, 1927)PycnonotidaePhilippines45 × 230010090 × 5019–V. troglodytis (Yamaguti, 1956)TroglodytidaeJapan7.5 × 0.7140–18060–7590–150 × 54–702430–60V. variabilis (Mayhew, 1925)CorvidaeUSA30 × 1200802020–22–V. victoriata (Inamdar, 1934) **SturnidaeIndia60 × 1.3520070212 × 8728–30–