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Strelkovimermis spiculatus n. sp. (Mermithidae: Nematoda) Parasitizing Aedes albifasciatus Mac. (Culicidae: Diptera) in Argentina |
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| Authors: | George O. Poinar Jr. Nora B. Camino |
| Abstract: | Strelkovimermis spiculatus n. sp. (Mermithidae: Nematoda), a parasite of the mosquito Aedes albifasciatus Mac. in Argentina, is described. Diagnostic characters of this species include a ventrally shifted mouth opening and spicules fused at the tips. The mermithid has been reared on Culex pipiens L. larvae in the laboratory. |
| Keywords: | Aedes albifasciatus mermithid nematode mosquito Strelkovimermis spiculatus taxonomy |