Allantonematidae is a family of insect-parasitic nematodes from the order Tylenchida. Allantonematid nematodes infect a variety of insects including beetles, butterflies, flies, thrips, ants, and more.[1] For instance, the nematode Howardula aoronymphium parasitizes mushroom-feeding fruit flies,[2]Formicitylenchus oregonensis parasitizes carpenter ants,[3] and Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi parasitizes a pest of coffee beans, the coffee berry borer.[4]
Allantonematid nematodes infect insect larvae by piercing through the cuticle, after which they reside in the insect blood. There they develop through multiple juvenile stages before being shed out the anus or reproductive tracts. Mating typically occurs external to the insect host, after which mated female nematodes infect new hosts.
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