title: Hedruris hanleyae n. sp. (Nematoda: Hedruridae) from Hemidactylus garnotii (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Cook Islands, Oceania.
abstract: Hedruris hanleyae n. sp. (Nematoda: Hedruridae) from the stomach of Hemidactylus garnotii collected in 1989 on Atiu, Cook Islands is described and illustrated. Hedruris hanleyae n. sp. represents the 21st species to be assigned to the genus and is distinguished from other oriental species by the distribution pattern of caudal papillae of the male: 10 pairs posterior subventral papillae; 2 pairs precloacal and 8 pairs postcloacal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146, USA.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bursey
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011114:Polynesia