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Classification:

Chromadoria

Chokwenema Morffe & Garcia 2013

Type species of the genus: Chokwenema lepidophorum Morffe & Garcia 2013

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Based on female specimens:

• Cervical cuticle armed with wide, scale-like projections, arranged initially in rows of eight elements. Scales divide gradually, forming spines.

• Head with eight rounded, paired papillae.

•  First cephalic annule cone-like, truncated, comparatively long, moderately inflated.

• Esophagus with procorpus sub-cylindrical, its base set-off from the short isthmus. Excretory pore post-bulbar.

• Tail subulate.

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Distribution:

Described from passalid beetles Didimoides parastictus and Pentalobus barbatus in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Chokwenema

 Intestinal parasites hind gut, caecum of passalid beetles (Coleoptera).

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Morffe, J., Garcia, N. 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 361:1-13.

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Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: September 30, 2026.