Research Article

Phylogenetic Analysis of Entomoparasitic Nematodes, Potential Control Agents of Flea Populations in Natural Foci of Plague

Table 4

Comparison of morphometrics in parasitic females of Rubzovinema sp. and Rubzovinema  ceratophylla.

CharacterRubzovinema sp. (this study)Rubzovinema ceratophylla [26]

N2927
L1278,6 (840–1570)1265,1 (810–1840)
D120,8 (85–145)137,3 (62–200)
A11,19 (7,9–16,1)9,51 (6,4–16,8)
C65,4 (31,4–100)44,10 (10–86,4)
V%96,4 (93,1–97,9)95,44 (92–98,9)
Total length of stylet (St)18,5 (14–22)19,5 (18–21)
Length of distal edge of stylet7,2 (5–8,7)
Distance between anterior end and excretory pore (Ex)20,7 (10–31)
Distance between anterior end and nerve ring61,2 (50–74,5)
Total length of tail (Cd)21,9 (10–42)26,35 (14–47,5)
Distance between vulva and tail end46,1 (23–75)
Distance between vulva and anus (V–A)26,9 (13–40)

All measurements are in m and in the form mean (range).