REMARKS ON 6 SPECIES OF HETERAKID NEMATODES PARASITES OF BRAZILIAN TINAMID BIRDS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES

Nematodes representing five species of the genus Heterakis, namely: H. inglisi n. sp., H. alata, H. gallinarum, H. nattereri, H. spiculatus and one species of the genus Odontoterakis, O. multidentata, were stud ied Heterakis inglisi n. sp. closely resembles H. spiculatus, differin g from it by smaller size of spicules, precloacal sucker and terminal spike of the tail in the males. Heterakis arquata and H. brasiliana ar e only listed, for they were not found during the present study. Odont oterakis multidentata is reported in Brazil for the first time. New ho st records are established for most of the species. These species are fully illustrated.