Description of Aetholaimus trochus n.sp. and the male of Ironus ignavus Bastian, 1865 (Nematoda) from Caprivi, Namibia

Abstract

Two species of the genera Aetholaimus Williams, 1962 and Ironus Bastian, 1865 from the remote eastern Caprivi, show some remarkable morphological features, which are presenled here In photomicrographs, Aetholaimus trochus n.sp. can be distinguished from all other species within the genus by its long body, long prerectum, long mural tooth, short odontophore and presence of males. Males of Ironus ignavus Bastian, 1865 are reported and described for the first time.