Chokwenema, Morffe, Jans & Garcia, Nayla, 2013

Morffe, Jans & Garcia, Nayla, 2013, Batwanema gen. n. and Chokwenema gen. n. (Oxyurida, Hystrignathidae), new nematode genera as parasites of Passalidae (Coleoptera) from the Democratic Republic of Congo, ZooKeys 361, pp. 1-13 : 5-6

Genus Chokwenema gen. n.

Generic diagnosis.

Female. Cervical cuticle armed with wide, scale-like projections, arranged initially in rows of eight elements. Scales divide gradually, forming spines. Head bearing eight rounded, paired papillae. First cephalic annule cone-like, truncated, comparatively long, moderately inflated. Oesophagus with procorpus sub-cylindrical, its base set-off from the short isthmus. Excretory pore post-bulbar. Genital tract didelphic-amphidelphic. Eggs ovoid. Tail subulate.

Type species.

Chokwenema lepidophorum Morffe & García gen. n. et sp. n.

Distribution.

Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology.

The generic name (neuter in gender) is derived of Chokwe, after an ethnic group from Central Africa (including the D. R. of Congo) and the suffix–nema.