Indian Journal of Nematology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 1981
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Psilenchus graminus sp. n. and Deladenus durus (Cobb, 1922) Thorne, 1941, a new record from India

  • Author:
  • Harish K. Bajaj, H.D. Kaushik, D.S. Bhatti
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 137 to 140

Department of Nematology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004, India.

Abstract

Descriptions of Psilenchus graminus sp. n. and Deladenus durus (Cobb, 1922) Thorne, 1941 (a new record from India), collected from soil around the roots of wheat in Haryana state have been provided. P. graminus is distinctive with 0.81–1.07 mm long body; lip region having 3–4 annules; procorpus swollen and shorter than isthmus; ovary oligopropagatory; spermatheca tubular; tail 4.4–5.6 anal-body-widths long, without swollen terminus.