A new genus and two new species of nematodes (Nematoda: Thelastomatoidea) from Ceracupes fronticornis (Westwood) (Insecta: Passalidae) in China Author Zhang, Ningning Author Yin, Shi Author Zhang, Luping text Zoological Systematics 2022 47 2 109 116 http://zoobank.org/d0cbfcdd-9b13-4dae-937e-0db625b297bb journal article 10.11865/zs.2022202 2095-6827 D0CBFCDD-9B13-4DAE-937E-0DB625B297BB Genus Paralepidonema gen. nov. Description. Female. Cervical cuticle with alternate rows of scale-like projections, first row with 20 elements. Head smaller and disk-shaped, bearing eight oval papillae arranged in 4 pairs and a pair of amphids. First cephalic annule larger than head. Oral opening nearly triangular, surrounded by a cuticular flap. Oesophageal procorpus subcylindrical. Vulva near midbody. Didelphic-amphidelphic. Tail attenuate. Male unknown. Figure 3. Paralepidonema baoshanensis gen. & sp. nov. , female. A. Whole worm, lateral view; B. Anterior part of body, lateral view; C. Posterior end of body, lateral view; D. Egg; E. Cephalic extremity, en face view. Scale bars: A–B= 100 μm; C–E =50 μm. Type species. Paralepidonema baoshanensis sp. nov. Distribution. China . Etymology. The genus name refers to the close resemblance between this genus and Lepidonema Cobb, 1898 .