Department of Nematology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, India.
Seven known species of Paratylenchlls, P. lepidus Raski, 1975, P. micoletzkyi Edward er al., 1967, P. nawadus Khan et al., 1967, P. neoprojectus Wu & Hawn, 1975, P. obtusicaudatus Raski, 1975, P. projectlls Jenkins, 1956and P. tateae Wu & Townshend, 1973 and two new species are reported from Haryana (India). P. neoprojectus and P. tateae are new records from India. Diagnostic characters of new species are: P. rotundicephalus sp. n.—Females.—L=306–376μm, V = 81–84, spear = 26–27 μm; head hemispherical, body straight behind vulva, tail with finely rounded terminus. Males common with conoid-truncated head. P. triincisus sp. n.—Females.—L = 272–318 μm, V = 79–81, spear = 16 μm; head with distinct depression near oral aperture; lateral lines 3; tail with pointed to finely rounded terminus. Males common with conoid-truncated head and dorsally curved tail. A key to the Indian species of the genus is given.
Paratylentus lepidus, P. micoletzkyi, P. nawadus, P. neoprojectus, P. obtusicaudatus, P. projectus, P. rotundicephalus sp. n., P. tateae, P. triincisus sp. n., Key, intersex
