Fig. 4

Splendidofilaria bartletti sp. n. from Sylvia atricapilla. a Male anterior extremity (ethanol-fixed). b Male posterior extremity (ethanol-fixed). c Cuticle with bosses (ethanol-fixed). d Female anterior extremity (ethanol-fixed). e Female posterior extremity (ethanol-fixed). f Live microfilaria in peripheral blood. g Microfilaria in liver blood film (Giemsa-stained). h Microfilaria in peripheral blood film (Giemsa-stained). i Posterior part of microfilaria from liver blood (Giemsa-stained). Note that anterior and posterior extremities of microfilariae are almost of the same width; microfilariae have tight sheath that can be seen only on blood films. Scale bars: a–h 100 μm, i 50 μm. bo bosses, mf microfilariae; see captions to Figs. 1 and 2 for other abbreviations