<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Leidynema saltense n. sp. (Nematoda, Thelastomatidae), a parasite of larvae of Cyclocephala modesta (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Salta province, Argentina, is described and illustrated. This species is characterised by the presence of an intestinal caecum in the female, and four pairs of genital papillae in the male, one pair of which is large, ventral and pre-anal and three pairs are subventral and postanal.</p></abstract>

Leidynema saltense n. sp. (Nematoda, Thelastomatidae), a parasite of larvae of Cyclocephala modesta (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Salta province, Argentina, is described and illustrated. This species is characterised by the presence of an intestinal caecum in the female, and four pairs of genital papillae in the male, one pair of which is large, ventral and pre-anal and three pairs are subventral and postanal.

A new Nematoda (Thelastomatidae) parasite of Coleoptera larvae from Argentina

Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, CEPAVE, Calle 2 N° 584, La Plata, Argentina

Helminthologia

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Leidynema saltense n. sp. (Nematoda, Thelastomatidae), a parasite of larvae of Cyclocephala modesta (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Salta province, Argentina,...

A new Nematoda (Thelastomatidae) parasite of Coleoptera larvae from Argentina

Publié en ligne: 05 juin 2008

Pages: 86 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0016-1

Mots clés
Leidynema saltense n. sp., Thelastomatidae, parasite, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A new Nematoda (Thelastomatidae) parasite of Coleoptera larvae from Argentina

Publié en ligne: 05 juin 2008

Pages: 86 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0016-1

Mots clésLeidynema saltense n. sp., Thelastomatidae, parasite, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Leidynema saltense n. sp., Thelastomatidae, parasite, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae