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Classification:

            Chromadoria

Ventelia Travassos & Kloss, 1958

Type species of the genus: Ventelia obesa Travassos & Kloss, 1958

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

• Cervical cuticle without spines
• Cephalic extremity formed by circumoral annule and expanded second annule.
• Lateral alae absent
• Esophageal corpus divided; posterior portion fusiform.
•  Vulva near midbody, vagina anteriorly directed.
• Didelphic-amphidelphic.
• Tail attenuated

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Distribution:

Species described from passalid beetles in South America

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Ventelia

 Intestinal parasites of passalid beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae).

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Adamson, M.L. and Van Waerebeke, D. 1992. Revision of the Thelastomatoidea, Oxyurida of invertebrate hosts III . Hystrignathidae. Systematic Parasitology 22:111-130

Travassos, L., and Kloss, G.R. 1958. Nematodeos de inverte brados. 14a. Nota. Atas do Sociedade de Rio de Janeiro, 2, 27-30.

Travassos, L., and Kloss, G.R. 1958. obre a fauna de Nema todeos dos Coleopteros-Passalidae da Estacao biologica de Boraceia. Arquivos de Zoologica, Sao Paulo, 11, 23-57.

Travassos, L., and Kloss, G.R. 1958.  Contribuicao ao conheci mento dos nematoideos de coleopteros Passalidae . Revista Brasilieira do Biologia, 18, 55-57.

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Revised by Howard Ferris: September 30, 2026.