\u3ci\u3eEchinococcus vogeli\u3c/i\u3e sp. n. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) from the Bush Dog, \u3ci\u3eSpeothos venaticus\u3c/i\u3e (Lund)

Echinococcus vogeli sp. n., from a bush dog, Speothos venaticus (Lund), captured in the Province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, differs morphologically from the three species of Echinococcus recognized as valid. E. vogeli sp. n. is distinguished from E. granulosus (Batsch 1786) by its larger rostellar hooks, different proportions of the strobila, tubular, sac-like gravid uterus, and different arrangement of the female genital ducts. from E. multilocularis Leuckart 1863 by its larger rostellar hooks, different proportions of the strobila, position of genital pore, and greater number of testes; from E. oligarthrus (Diesing 1863) by different proportions of the strobila, position of genital pore, and greater number of testes. Characters that separate E. vogeli sp. n. from E. granulosus and E. oligarthrus differentiate it respectively from two species of uncertain status, E. patagonicus Szidat 1960 and E. pampeanus Szidat 1967