Department of Entomology and Apiculture, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Oachghat-Solan-173 230, India.
* The name P. prunii is given as this population has also been recorded from other Prunus species.
Two new species of the genus, Paratylenchus, P. prunii and P. minor associated with rhizosphear of Peach in Himachal Pradesh are described and illustrated.
Paratylenchus prunis sp. n, P. minor sp. n