The metacercariae of genus Brachylaima were collected from the kidney of the land snail Monacha obstructa. About thirteen to fifteen metacercariae were collected from each snail. The metacercariae observed were elongated rather than oval. The gonads were no so developed inspite of the great similarity between this larval stage and the adults. No larval stages rather than the metacercariae were observed. The specimens were examined in fresh status and then stained with carmine and fast green as counter stain. The excretory system was developed to very great extent. This seems to be the first record of this larval stage in Egypt since 1899 when Looss collected the adult of B. aequans from Gerbillus aegyptiacus. The heavy infection of snails reflects the higher incidence of this parasite among land snails as intermediate host. Since, the life cycle of this parasite is not yet confirmed experimentally in Egypt, the species has not been identified.
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