Cestode Parasites (Platyhelminthes) of Rodents from New Guinea and Adjacent Islands with a Redescription of Paroniella blanchardi (Parona, 1897) (Davaineidae) Author Beveridge, Ian Author Smales, Lesley R. text Records of the Australian Museum 2017 Rec. Aust. Mus. 2017-11-22 69 6 451 460 http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1667 journal article 10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1667 2201-4349 4677104 0D2DD23D-8B0D-42E6-A7BF-33FBE10255C9 Raillietina Fuhrmann, 1920 sensu lato Many of the rodents examined were parasitised by davaineid cestodes belonging to this genus. However, because of their poor state of preservation and the presence of few entire spEcimEns, Only a small numbEr WErE idEntifiablE tO spEciEs. In additiOn, OnE spEciEs Was rEcOgnisEd Which dOEs nOt fit thE description of any known species, but the available material is too poor to allow a full description. Yamaguti (1959) , Artykh (1966) and Schmidt (1986) recognised four sub-genera within Raillietina , these being Raillietina sensu stricto , Fuhrmannetta Stiles and Orleman, 1926 , Skrjabinia Fuhrmann, 1920 and Paroniella Fuhrmann, 1920 . The most recent review of the family (Jones & Bray, 1994) treats these taxa as independent genera, a practice followed here.