long and very slender; 2-7 mm long

cuticle longitudinally striated; may have punctations, most obvious on tail in longitudinal and transverse rows

lip region simple, rounded; lips amalgamated

three circles of labial sensilla: six round openings surrounded by six outer labial papille and four minute cephalic papillae.

amphids apertures very small and pore-like

stoma a long sclerotized tube occupying 30% of length of esophageal region; triradiate, thickened walls anteriorly

esophagus muscular, cylindrical, slightly widened posteriorly; cardia large and tongue shaped

females dioavial, amphidelphic, with ovaries sometimes reflexed; vulva a transverse slit

male testes paired

male spicules thick, gubemaculum small, thin

male with 1-14 ventro-median supplements and sometimes paired preclocacal ventro-median papillae

tails in both sexes short, bluntly rounded with pointed tips, sometimes conoid

large, paired caudal papillae on male tail; small paired papillae on female tail

mainly inhabitants of undisturbed sandy soils.