Two new genera of nematode (Oxyurida, Hystrignathidae) parasites of Passalidae (Coleoptera) from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Author
Morffe, Jans
Author
Garcia, Nayla
text
ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.257.3666
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.257.3666
1313-2970-257-1
Genus
Lubanema
gen. n.
Generic diagnosis.
Female.Body notably robust and fusiform. Posterior end strongly rounded, bearing a terminal, very short, conical tail appendage. Cuticle unarmed, markedly annulated until the level of the anus. Lateral alae wide, from the oesophageal region to the level of the anus. Posterior ends of the alae almost forming a straight angle with the body axis, slightly convex and with short lobes in their margins. First
cephalic
annule cone-like, slightly inflated, its margins convex. Oesophagus with a sub-cylindrical, muscular procorpus. Isthmus as a constriction between the procorpus and basal bulb. Nerve ring encircling procorpus at its posterior half. Excretory pore post-bulbar. Reproductive system monodelphic-prodelphic. Ovary stout. Eggs markedly ovoid, smooth-shelled.
Type species.
Lubanema decraemerae
Morffe &
Garcia
gen. n. (monotypic genus).
Distribution.
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Etymology.
The generic name (neuter) is a combination of Luba, after one of the ethnic groups in the country, and the suffix -nema.