Overview of cestodes of land vertebrates of the Samarskaya Luka

The paper summarizes information on the species diversity of cestodes of vertebrate animals of the Samarskaya Luka. Helminthofauna of 82 species of vertebrates was studied on the territory of the region in 2000-2015. 41 species of cestodes are noted in animals. The most abundant fauna of cestode are rodents, in which 15 species of cestodes are recorded and birds - 13. The fauna of cestodes of insectivores is less diverse - 9 species and in bats - 3. Amphibians, reptiles, and mustelids have only 1 species of cestodes. For the first time 2 cestode species are marked at animals of the fauna of Russia in territory of the Samarskaya Luka: Rodentolepis erinacei and Staphylocystis syrdariensis. For the first time 4 species of cestodes are registered at animals of the Volga basin. 8 species of cestodes found in vertebrates have epidemiological and epizootological significance.