Dicheilonema rheae (Owen, 1843)

Host: Coscoroba coscoroba . SI: general cavity. Lo: Azul, Buenos Aires Province. Reference: Gutiérrez (1956).

Hosts: Rhea americana 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7; Rhea americana albescens (cited as Rhea americana rothschildi) 4. SI: stomach 1, 2, egg 3, thoracic and abdominal cavity 4, thoracic region (between flesh and bone) 5; general cavity (peritoneum) 6; abdominal and thoracic air sacs, coelomic cavity and subcutaneous tissue of left paw (femoro-tibial joint) 7. Lo: Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province 1, 2, Luján, Buenos Aires Province 3, Buenos Aires Zoological Garden, Buenos Aires city 4, San José, San Martín Departament, Salta Province 5; Argentinean Chaco 6; Buenos Aires Province 7. Material deposited: CH–N–FML 7875. References: Cobbold (18731, 18862); Berg (1896) 3; Marelli & Ubach (1923) 4; Schuurmans Stekhoven (1951) 5; Gutiérrez (1956) 6; Comolli et al. (2011) 7. Comment: Cobbold (1873, 1886), Berg (1896) and Marelli & Ubach (1923) cited these specimens as Filaria horrida Diesing, 1851 . Yamaguti (1961) considered F. horrida synonymous of D. rheae .

Host: Rhea pennata garleppi (cited as Pterocnemia p. g.). SI: intercostal space (under the skin) and general cavity. Lo: Andalgalá, Catamarca Province. Material deposited: CH–N–FML 1060, 1071. Reference: Schuurmans Stekhoven (1951).