Indian Journal of Nematology

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  • Year: 1982
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

Taxonomic studies on the nematodes of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra India. v. two new species of the genus Belondira Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida: Belondiroidea)*

  • Author:
  • K.J. Patil, E. Khan
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 226 to 231

Division of Nematology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012.

* Part of the thesis submitted by the senior author for the award of Ph.D. degree to P.G. School I.A.R.I., New Delhi in 1979.

Abstract

Two new species of Belondira viz. B. notablis sp. n. and B. eugeniae sp. n. collected from soilaround the roots of santra from Nagpur and from jamun at Chandarpur. Maharashtra respectively are described. B. notabilis sp. n. is characterized by having anterior uterine branch measuring about twice the vulval body-diameter in length, slender body and spicules measuring 24–26μm in length. B. eugeniae sp. n. is distinctive by L=1.20–1.42 mm; a-28-35; b=4.0–4.5; basal oesophageal bulb=150–160 μm x 15–20 μm; V=35–38 and odontophore=9–10 μm.