Syafruddinema n. gen. (Fig. D) Definition: Heligmonellidae, Nippostrongylinae. At mid-body 14–17 ridges in both sexes. Ridges small to minute, unequal in size but not markedly. Ridge 1’ distinct from left ridge. Left ridge minute or absent. Ridge 1’ and right ridge of similar size. Largest ridges: ridge 1’, left ventral and right dorsal ridges. Left dorsal and right ventral ridges small. Ridge 2’ and ridge situated ventrally to right ridge, minute. Gap between ridges 2’ and 3’. Ridges 4’, 5’ or 3’–6’, symmetrical to ridges 5, 6, or 5–7 in relation to axis of orientation. Bursa subsymmetrical. Characteristic bursal pattern of type 2-2-1. Dorsal ray divided within proximal third. Spicules ending in one or two tips. SpL/BL: 10–15%. Type species: Syafruddinema paruromyos (Hasegawa, Miyata & Syafruddin, 1999) n. comb. Hosts: Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae. Host site: Small intestine. Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia. Etymology: The genus is named in honour of Pr. Syafruddin (University of Hasanuddin, Indonesia) in recognition of his contribution to the study of Indonesian parasites. Other species: Syafruddinema annandalei (Ow-Yang, Durette-Desset & Ohbayashi, 1983) n. comb., Syafruddinema eropeplios (Hasegawa, Miyata & Syafruddin, 1999) n. comb.

Published as part of Digiani, Maria Celina & Durette-Desset, Marie-Claude, 2014, Taxonomic revision of the Nippostrongylinae (Nematoda, Heligmonellidae) parasitic in Oriental Muridae. The genus Paraheligmonelloides Fukumoto, Kamiya & Suzuki, 1980, pp. 81-88 in Zootaxa 3884 (1) on page 85, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/287459