Genus Macroposthonia
de Man, 1880
Syn.:
Mesocriconema Andrássy, 1965
Madinema Khan, Chawla & Saha, 1976
Seshadriella Darekar & Khan, 1981
Neobakernema Ebsary, 1981
Pakcriconemoides Shahina & Maqbool, 1993
Photo Gallery- Sheeder Prairie
SEM Photo Gallery- Sheeder Prairie

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)

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