Parasitylenchus sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae) parasitizing field populations of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Adults of the invasive harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), were found to be parasitized by nematodes (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae) in Denmark.The BODY WASH nematodes were identified as Parasitylenchus sp.Major morphological characters of the nematodes did not differ significantly from Parasitylenchus coccinellina