Genus Macroposthonia
de Man, 1880
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Syn.:
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Mesocriconema Andrássy, 1965
Madinema Khan, Chawla & Saha, 1976
Seshadriella Darekar & Khan, 1981
Neobakernema Ebsary, 1981
Pakcriconemoides Shahina & Maqbool, 1993 |
Diagnosis
Macroposthoniinae. Female: Moderately
large (about 0.3 - 0.78 mm). Annules coarse, 40-150 in number; posterior
margins rounded, smooth, slightly rough, or crenate. Cephalic region
with two to three annules, generally not modified or offset; pseudolips
greatly reduced, laterals almost absent; submedian lobes present, separated
from each other, first annule generally broken up into labial plates.
Stylet from very small to large, rigid. Vulva open, directed
outwards, anterior lip often lobed or spined. Tail end rounded or
pointed. Male: Lateral field with a single ridge by
with two to four incisures, rounded cephalic region, and a distinct bursa
(less prominent in M. annulata group). Juveniles:
Annules smooth, crenate or ornamented, but lacking scales, spines or other
appendages. Male fourth-stage juveniles without stylet.
Type species
Macroposthonia annulata de Man, 1880
syn.
Criconemoides kirjanovae Andrássy, 1962
Neocriconema kirjanovae (Andrássy) Diab & Jenkins, 1965
Criconemella kirjanovae (Andrássy) Luc & Raski, 1981
M. kirjanovae (Andrássy) Siddiqi, 1986
Mesocriconema kirjanovae (Andrássy) Loof & De Grisse,
1989
(Description- Siddiqi, 2000)
Species found
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