Three new genera and new species of hystrignathid nematodes (Nematoda: Thelastomatoidea) from passalid beetles (Insecta: Passalidae) from Yunnan Province, China with phylogenetic analysis of Hystrignathidae
Author
Zhang, Ningning
Author
Yin, Shi
Author
Carreno, Ramon A.
Author
Zhang, Luping
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-11-23
5071
2
206
222
journal article
3292
10.11646/zootaxa.5071.2.2
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Huntia
gen. n.
Diagnosis
: Female body robust. Cervical cuticle unarmed, without annulation. Body cuticle with distinct transverse striations and longitudinal striations. Lateral alae present. Head well developed, continuous with body but without transverse and longitudinal striations. Head bearing eight rounded papillae arranged in 4 pairs. First cephalic annule absent. Oesophagus consisting of a muscular, sub-cylindrical procorpus, short isthmus, and spherical basal bulb with valve plate well developed. Vulva located near mid-body. Vagina muscular, anteriorly directed. Didelphic-amphidelphic. Eggs ovoid, ornamented with rough longitudinal ridges on shell. Eggs arranged transversely in single row in uteri. Tail conical, subulate, ending in a sharp tip. Male unknown.
Type
species
:
Huntia morffei
gen. n. et sp. n.
Distribution
:
China
.
Etymology
:
The generic name is derived from Dr. D. J. Hunt, Commonwealth Institute of Parasitology,
England
.