On a New Trematode Parasite Episthmium solanensis N. Sp. (Echinostomatidae : Echinostomatinae) from a Bird Host, Bubulcus ibis coromandus Boddaert from Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Birds show a good number of trematode infection in their internal organisms which may not fatal to them, parasitized with symbiotic effect. Nine examples of Bulbul, Bubuicus ibis coromandus Boddaert were caught by mist net at Solan Camp during the faunal exploration. Out of which two were been dissected out to examine the faunal biodiversity of helminthes infection, rest were allowed to fly again to the sky. Three trematodes were collected from two , Abird hosts and are identified as Episthmium (soianensis), which are new to science.