Rhigonematid (Nematoda) parasites of Archispirostreptus tumuliporus (Spirostreptida; Diplopoda) in Malawi
Two new species, including a new genus of rhigonematid nematode, are described from Archispirostreptus tumuliporus (Spirostreptida; Diplopoda) from Malawi. Brumptaemilius justini n.sp. resembles Brumptaemilius sclerophorus, the type species, and Brumptaemilius oschei in the form of the area rugosa in the male. It differs from male B. sclerophorus in having a caudal appendage which is longer and supports the last pair of caudal papillae; this pair is anterior to the caudal appendage in B. sclerophorus. Male B. justini differ from those of B. oschei in having a shorter caudal appendage, distinctly set off from the rest of the body, and in possessing a field of tiny bosses on either side in the anal region. Waerebekeia n.gen., with type species Waerebekeia simoni n.sp., resembles Brumptaemilius since males have a urceolate buccal cavity with three prominent pennate cuticular projections and three trifid teeth at its base. The genera are distinguished by the shape of the oral opening in the male (laterally elongate in Waerebekeia; subtriangular in Brumptaemilius), by the absence of an area rugosa and by the more dorsal position of the third papilla pair in male Waerebekeia.