Leidynemella shahi n. sp. (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae) from wood-eating cockroaches (Insecta: Blaberidae) in the Yunnan Province, China

Leidynemella shahi n. sp. is described based on material from Panesthia angustipennis cognata Bey-Bienko and Salganea raggei Roth in the Yunnan Province, China. The new species is very similar to L. fusiformis Cobb in Chitwood & Chitwood, 1934, but differs from the latter in the position of the nerve-ring and vulva, and in the length of the eggs. In addition, molecular analysis of partial 28S rDNA sequences also supported the distinct status of the new species.