Family Anoplocephalidae Cholodkovsky

Bats are generally infected with cestodes by the ingestion of larvae encysted in an intermediate host. In the case of anoplocephalids, this occurs via the ingestion of cysticercoid larvae encysted in oribatid mites.

1. Testes postero-lateral to ovary............................................................................ 2

- Testes pre- and postero-lateral to ovary................................................. Cycloskrjabinia Spasskii Species: Cycloskrjabinia sp.

2. Genital atrium with poorly developed musculature...................................... Mathevotaenia Akhumyan Species: M. boliviana Sawada & Harada, 1986; M. immatura Rêgo, 1963

- Genital atrium with well-developed radial musculature...................................... Atriotaenia Sandground Species: A. hastati Vaucher, 1982 (a)