Larval form of the genus Thubunaea Seurat, 1914 from the body cavity of an insect, Supella sp., at Meerut (U.P.), India

Abstract

The present communication deals with a larval nematode belonging to the genus Thubunaea Seurat, 1914, from the body cavity of an insect, Supella sp., at Meerut, U.P. Both encysted and free larval stages were recovered. Morphology of the larvae is described in detail.

Gastrointestinal helminths of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from Egypt

“…Cockroaches and crickets are reservoir hosts of larval stage of Thubunaea spp. [75,76] , while reptiles were reported as final hosts [5] .…”

The Parasitic Nematode Physalopteroides venancioi in the Snake Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray, 1834) in Baghdad City, Central Iraq

“…Identification of nematodes was done according to the available keys and descriptions, adult nematodes were identified according to Fabio and Rolas (1974) and . Basir (1949); Kelehear and Jones (2010) and Singh and Chaudhary (2011) were followed to identify the larval stage. Measurements were given in millimeter as range followed by the means in parentheses, calculated using ocular and stage micrometers.…”

“…Tail 0.050 long. Singh and Chaudhary (2011) considered that the teeth pattern on lips and form of the stoma are important characters for the larvae of the family Physalopteridae which is characterized by having asymmetrical lips. It is worthy of mention here that this larva might belong to the same nematode species of the present study.…”