Two new species of nematode (Oxyurida, Hystrignathidae) parasites of Passalus interstitialis Escholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera, Passalidae) from Cuba and a new locality for Longior similis Morffe, Garcia & Ventosa, 2009
Author(s) -
Jans Morffe Rodríguez,
Nayla García Rodríguez
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zookeys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1313-2989
pISSN - 1313-2970
DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.49.402
Subject(s) - garcia , nematode , biology , zoology , type locality , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , humanities , art
Two new species of hystrignathids (Oxyurida: Hystrignathidae) are described as parasites of Passalus interstitialis Escholtz, 1829 from Cuba. Hystrignathus splendidus sp. n. differs from H. inflatus Travassos & Kloss, 1957 bythe eggs ridged, a stouter body and a shorter tail, and from H. tarda (Artigas, 1928) by its eggs being ridged and larger. Lepidonema magnum sp. n. can be differentiated from L. brasiliensis Travassos & Kloss, 1957 by the extension of the lateral alae, length of the first cephalic annule and the stouter body. It differs from L. teresae Garcia, Ventosa & Morffe, 2009 by the esophagus and tail being comparatively shorter. L. bifurcata Cobb, 1898 differs from the new species bythe tail tip bifurcated. L. caracae Kloss, 1962 has more extended lateral alae and a shorter esophagus. Keys to the Cuban species of Hystrignathus and Lepidonema are given. Longior similis Morffe, Garcia & Ventosa, 2009 is recorded from El Pan de Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba
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