Mathevotaenia niuguiniensis Beveridge, 2008

Beveridge, Ian & Smales, Lesley R., 2017, Cestode Parasites (Platyhelminthes) of Rodents from New Guinea and Adjacent Islands with a Redescription of Paroniella blanchardi (Parona, 1897) (Davaineidae), Records of the Australian Museum (Rec. Aust. Mus.) 69 (6), pp. 451-460 : 453

Mathevotaenia niuguiniensis Beveridge, 2008

Material examined. From Pogonomys silvestris Thomas, 1920 (grey-bellied pogonomys): Mount Biyao , Munimum Village , Agaun , Milne Bay Province , 9°53'S 149°23'E (W23810–812); Kawaya Village, Aguan, Milne Bay Province, 9°53'S 149°22'E (W23813) ; from Rattus niobe (Thomas, 1906) ( eastern New Guinea mountain rat): Dokafuma , Star Mountains, West Sepik Province, 5°01'S 141°07'E (W23792–793) ;

Remarks. This species was originally described from Parahydromys asper (Thomas, 1906) from the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea ( Beveridge, 2008), being the only species of the genus known from the region. The current collections substantially increase the known host and geographic range of the cestode.