HEXAMERMIS COCHLEARIUS SP. N. (NEMATODA: MERMITHIDAE) A PARASITE OF DICHROPLUS ELONGATUS GIGLIO-TOS (ORTHOPTERA: ACRIDIIDAE) IN ARGENTINA

Authors

  • S. Patricia Stock
  • Nora B. Camino

Abstract

Hexamermis cochlearius sp. n. (Nematoda, Mermithidae) was found parasitizing nymphs of Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894 (Orthoptera: Acridiidae) in Argentina. The species is characterized by the presence of a spoon-like concavity in the tip of each spicule.

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Published

1992-12-15

Issue

Vol. 20, No. 2 (December 1992)

Section

Articles