@article {9861,
	title = {Description of Parasitorhabditis frontali n. sp (Nemata: Rhabditida) from Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)},
	journal = {Journal of Nematology},
	volume = {42},
	number = {1},
	year = {2010},
	month = {Mar},
	pages = {46-54},
	abstract = {A new Parasitorhabditis species with males and females was discovered from the southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis and its galleries in loblolly pine. Pinus taeda, growing in Mississippi. Females of the new species have a cupola-shaped tail with a small spike; males possess a 2 + (3+2) + 3 ray pattern on the tail fan with ray 10 reaching the margin, and a distinctive stomatal tooth. Parasitorhabditis frontali n. sp. has some similarities to P. hylurgi Massey, 1974 from Hylurgops pinifex in New York, USA, P. terebranus Massey, 1974 from D. terebrans (Olivier, 1795) in Texas USA, P. ligniperdae Fuchs, 1915 from Hylergops ligniperda (Fabricius, 1787) and P dendroctoni Ruhm, 1956 from D. micans (Kugelann, 1794) in Europe, P alert Fuchs, 1915 isolated from the beetle Hylastes ater (Paykull, 1800) in Germany and P. malii Devdariani and Kakulia, 1970 from Scolytus mali (Bechstein, 1805) within the republic of Georgia. Morphometrics for 44 species of Parasitorhabditis are provided to update older keys. Parasitorhabditis frontali n. sp. was initially grown on Malt Extract (ME) agar with its own microbial contaminants that included a bacterium and fungus. The nematode also grew and reproduced after slices of ME agar with nematodes and microbial contaminants were transferred to water agar. It was killed by E. coil on NGM agar plates commonly used to raise other Rhabditida. Drawings of diagnostic anatomy and low-temperature SEM images of bodies, heads, and tails are provided for cultured specimens from pine beetle frass.},
	keywords = {Dendroctonus frontalis},
	isbn = {0022-300X},
	author = {Carta, L. K. and Bauchan, G. and Hsu, C. Y. and Yuceer, C.}
}
