Hexamermis paranaense new species (Nematoda, Mermithidae): a parasite of Diloboderus abderus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in Argentina Hexamermis paranaense sp. nov. (Nematoda, Mermithidae): parasito de Diloboderus abderus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) en Argentina

A new species, Hexamermis paranaense n. sp. (Nematoda, Mermithidae), a parasite of larvae of Diloboderus abderus Sturm, 1826 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) is described and illustrated. This new species is characterized by amphids small, amphidial opening pocket-shaped, the anterior portion of the vagin...

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Main Authors: María Fernanda Achinelly, Nora Beatriz Camino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2008-12-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212008000400007