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The earlier work on the snails and cercariae of this region was carried out by Karykarte and Yadav( 1974 to 1979 under PL-480 Project on �Control of Molluscan Agents of Helminth Parasites of Agricultural and Veterinary Importance� (Project No. A 7-ADP-39). The account of their finding was published in the year 1981. They examined 8 species of snails viz , Viviparous bengalensis, Melanoids tuberculatus, Melanus scabra, Lymnea acumulata , Lymnea luteola, Lymnea auricularia, Indoplanorbis exustus, Anisus (Gyrulus) convexiusculus. Out of these 8 species, they reported cercarial infection in 6 species of snails and 2 species, M. scabra and V. bengalensis were free from larval infection. Their work included description of 11 species of fresh water cercariae belonging to Monostome, Amphistome and Distome groups. The work on larval trematodes was further continued in this region in the Trematology Laboratory. Present paper deals with two species of freshwater cercariae which belong to Furcocerus cercariae of Baiswan Group. Out of these two species, one is reported from the host Lymnea acuminata and the other is from Lymnea Luteola. The collection were carried out at Gangapur project ( Water reservoir ) Godavari river, Dharha river, Waldevi river, Girnare, ponds and ditches around Godavari river.