3.10 Genus HELGENEMA Smales, 2020 (Fig. 10)

Type species: Helgenema keablei Smales, 2020 .

Hosts: Muridae, Uromyinae ( Rodentia).

Host site: small intestine.

Distribution: Papua New Guinea.

Other species: Helgenema lamia Smales, 2021 .

Original diagnosis: Heligmonellidae, Nippostrongylinae. Synlophe well developed with 11-15 pointed longitudinal continuous ridges. Cuticle with dilatation on left side supported anteriorly by large left dorso-lateral ridge. Axis of orientation sub frontal. Bursal pattern 2-3. Dorsal ray divided within distal half. Spicule to body length ratio 7.2%. Parasites of uromyin murids [43].