Thelastoma periplaneticola Leibersperger, 1960

Shah, Manjur, 2011, Nematode parasites of invertebrates from Manipur, North East India (Diagnosis, keys and illustration), Zootaxa 3107, pp. 1-37 : 13

Species: Thelastoma periplaneticola Leibersperger, 1960

( Figs. 8 & 9 )

Host: Periplaneta americana Linn.

Habitat: Gut

Locality: Imphal, Manipur, India

Material: Thelastoma periplaneticola females/slides no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20; Thelastoma periplaneticola males/slides no.21,22 deposited in the nematode collection of the Museum of Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Thelastoma periplaneticola Leibersperger, 1960: A—Female anterior end, B—Female oesophageal region, C— Female vulval region showing lip, D—Female posterior end (lateral view), E—Male entire, F—Male anterior end, G—Male posterior end (lateral view), H—Egg (Shah, 2007).

FIGURE 9. Photomicrographs of Thelastoma periplaneticola Leibersperger, 1960: A—Female entire (lateral view), B— Female gonads, vulval lips and cloacal opening, C—Female cephalic end showing buccal cavity, D—Female excretory pore, E—Male entire (lateral view), F—Male cephalic end showing buccal cavity, G—Male posterior end showing papillae at genital cone and tail (lateral view), H—Eggs (Shah, 2007).