Batwanema, 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 : 2-3

Genus Batwanema gen. n.

Generic diagnosis.

Female. Cervical cuticle armed with wide, scale-like projections, arranged initially in rows of eight elements. Scales divide gradually, forming pointed spines toward the end of the spiny region. Lateral alae present. Head bearing eight rounded, paired papillae. Two short, not prominent cephalic annuli next to head, the second slightly longer and wider than the first. Oesophagus with procorpus clavate, its base set-off from the isthmus. Excretory pore post-bulbar. Genital tract monodelphic-prodelphic. Eggs ovoid. Tail subulate.

Type species.

Batwanema congo Morffe & García, gen. n. et sp. n.

Other species.

Batwanema latum (Van Waerebeke, 1973) comb. n.; Artigasia lata Van Waerebeke, 1973: pag. 13, fig. 90-101.; Batwanema annulatum (Van Waerebeke, 1973) comb. n.; Artigasia annulata Van Waerebeke, 1973: pag. 13, fig. 84-89.

Distribution.

Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar.

Etymology.

The generic epithet (neuter in gender), is a combination of Batwa, after the pygmy ethnic group that inhabits the D. R. of Congo, and the suffix–nema.