Rev 06/15/2023
Goseco et al (1974) established the genus Meylis for species of Leptonchus with a disc-like projection on the head, cylindrical and constricted esophageal bulb, transverse and pre-equatorial vulva and the male having numerous (12 to 20) closely-spaced supplements. The species initially transferred were L. dicephalus and L. multipepillatus.
Type species of the genus: Meylis dicephalus (Yeates, 1967) Goseco, Ferris & Ferris, 1974.
Genus named in honor of A.H. Meyl
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Female:
Ref: Andrassy, 2009; Goseco et al., 1974.
Males:
Family Leptonchidae classified as hyphal feeding; exact feeding habits of Meylis spp. unknown (Yeates et al., 1993)
Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331