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Females:
- Body long, slender, tapered towards the extrem1t1es,
- Cuticle finely annulated, covered by an almost continuous
layer of fine concretion particles and with prominent protruding
concretion masses,
- Somatic setae stout with pointed tip; usually paired, inserted on
low peduncles. Five sub-dorsal setae on both sides and three sub-ventral
setae on the right side, two on the left body side. were observed.
The setae become longer posteriorly.
- Head about as long as wide. C
- Cephalic setae inserted on high peduncles just anterior to halfway
the length of the head.
- Amphids broad, rounded vesicular structures covering the lateral
posterior head-region and surrounded and covered by a layer of
concretion.
- Ocelli, light brownish oval pigment spots, situated opposite the 4th
and 5th row of concretion masses.
- Stoma small, thick-walled.
- Esophagus cylindrical, slightly narrowing posteriorly.
- Intestine gradually widening posteriorly to a broad granular
cylinder, with many small globules.
- Didelphic-amphidelphic. Spermathecae obscure.
- Vulva situated halfway along the body length.
- Tail long, slender, with prominent long, fine end and spinneret.
Ref: Decraemer, 1983
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