Superfamily Thelastomatoidea

Revised 06/01/26

Chromadoria

• The superfamily Thelastomatoidea is comprised of nematode species that parasitize arthropods, mainly insects, but also millipedes, an arachnid, an oligochaete, beetles, cockroaches, flies, and mole crickets (Jex et al., 2006; Weaver, 2024).

Families:

• Thelastomatidae
• Travassosinematidae
• Hystrignathidae
• Protrelloididae
• Pseudonymidae

References

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

Jex, A., Schneider, M. and Cribb, T.H.. 2006. The importance of host ecology in thelastomatoid (Nematoda: Oxyurida) host specificity. Parasitology International 55: 169-174. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2006.03.001

Weaver, H.J. 2024. Oxyurida (Order): Pinworms. Chapter 52 in  S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, eds. Concepts in Animal Parasitology. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi:10.32873/unl.dc.ciap052

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