Gordionus (lat.) - a genus of parasitic worms from the group of hairy animals ( Parachordodinae, Chordodidae, Gordiida ). About 40 species. Most are found in Europe (37), the rest are found in North America (4), South America (2) and Asia (3 species) [2] . The body is narrower in the front. In males, the tail section is divided at the end into two lobes (in females it is rounded and not divided in two). The cuticle is covered with separate large spines. They parasitize on bugs from the families of ground beetles ( Carabidae ) and dead-eaters ( Silphidae ) [3] [4] [5] .
| Gordionus |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subfamily : | Parachordodinae |
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| International scientific name |
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Gordionus Müller, 1927 [1] |
| Type view |
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Gordius violaceus baird, 1853 |
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- Gordionus alpestris (Villot, 1884)
- Gordionus bilinareolatus Heinze, 1937
- Gordionus densareolatus (Montgomery, 1898)
- Gordionus diligens Villalobos, Ribera and Downie, 1999
- Gordionus dubiosus Heinze, 1937
- Gordionus harpali Heinze, 1940
- Gordionus kaschgaricus (Camerano, 1897)
- Gordionus Lena Heinze, 1937
- Gordionus lineatus (Leidy, 1851)
- Gordionus linourgos Villalobos, Ribera and Downie, 1999
- Gordionus longareolatus (Montgomery, 1898)
- Gordionus longistriatus Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2004
- Gordionus lunatus Müller, 1927
- Gordionus molopsis heinze , 1937
- Gordionus ondulatus Miralles, 1984
- Gordionus platycephalus (Montgomery, 1898)
- Gordionus porosus Villalobos and Voglino, 2000
- Gordionus punctulatus Heinze, 1937
- Gordionus scaber Müller, 1927
- Gordionus semistriatus Heinze, 1937
- Gordionus silphae Heinze, 1937
- Gordionus sinepilosus Schmidt-Rhaesa, Hanelt and Reeves, 2003
- Gordionus strigatus Müller, 1927
- Gordionus sulcatus Müller, 1927
- Gordionus thienemanni Heinze, 1937
- Gordionus thuringensis Müller, 1927
- Gordionus violaceus (Baird, 1853)
- Gordionus wolterstorffii (Camerano, 1888)
- Other species