Description of Hexamermis philaeni n. sp. (Enoplea: Mermithidae), a parasitoid of the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) in Italy
Authors
Anita Nencioni
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Florence, Italy
Gaia Bigiotti
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Florence, Italy
Elisabetta Gargani
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Florence, Italy
Ilaria Cutino
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Florence, Italy
Agostino Strangi
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Florence, Italy
Patrizia Sacchetti
Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
José Matías Rusconi
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, (CEPAVE)-CCT-La Plata-CONICET-UNLP-CICPBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Language: English
Page range: 520 - 531
Submitted on: Mar 9, 2026
Accepted on: May 19, 2026
Published on: Oct 15, 2026
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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