Nematodes of the family Tetradonematidae are parasites of arthropods, mainly insects. They include species that have adult stages in the body cavity of the insect host (Nickle, 1969).
References
Nickle WR. 1969. Corethrellnema grandispiculosum n. gen., n. sp. and Aproctonema chaprnani n. sp. (Nematoda: Tetradonematidae), Parasites of the Dipterous Insect Genera, Corethrella and Culicoides in Louisiana. J. Nematology 1:49-54.
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