Gigantorhynchidae (Acanthocephala) Including the Description of New Species of Mediorhynchus from Birds from the Cote d'Ivoire, Africa

A collection of acanthocephalans from 16 species of birds from the Cote d'Ivoire Africa included, from the Gigantorhynchidae, Mediorhynchus taeniatus, from Tockus fasciatus semifasciatus, a new locality record, a first report from this host, and 3 new species. Mediorhynchus cisticolae n. sp. is described from Cisticola erythrops erythrops (type host), Acrocephalus arudinaceus arudinaceus, Hirundo Iucida Iucida, Paris leucomelas guineensis, and Turdus pelios chiganoides. Mediorhynchus turdi n. sp. is described from T. p. chiganoides (type host), Cisticola anonym's, and C. e. erythrops. Mediorhynchus spinaepaucitas is described from Macronyx c. croceus (type host), A. a. arudinaceus, Laniarius aethiopicus, Merops albicollis, Ploceus nigricillis, Pogoniulus scolopaceus, Prinea subflava melamorhyncha, Ptilopachus petrosus, and T. p. chiganoides.