The two brothers in the 'Phormio,' Demipho and Chremes, are also happily characterised and distinguished from one another; and Phormio is himself a type of the parasite, as distinct from Gnatho, as he is from the Gelasimus or Curculio of Plautus.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
In the 'Stichus' we enjoy the unwonted satisfaction of making acquaintance with two wives who really care for their husbands: and the parasite Gelasimus in that play is as amusing as the characters of the same kind in the Captivi, Curculio, Menaechmi, Persa, etc.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
It is as much exposed to depredations from Curculio as the plum, and must be treated in the same way.
"Soil Culture"
J. H. Walden