Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur-795 003 Imphal, Manipur.
A survey of plant parasitic nematodes asociated with common fruit plants in Manipur from 1984–89, yielded a large number of species of Tylenchids. Among them five are new species and named as Roleodorus (Neobasiria) punici n.sp., Neopsilenchus prasadi n.sp., Discocriconemella cephalobus n.sp., Caloosia shorai n.sp. and Hemicaloosia psidii n.sp. collected from around roots of Pomegranate, Nectarine, Rhus semialata, Gooseberry and Guava respectively.
Taxonomy, Tylenchids, new species, Boleodorus, Neopsilenchus, Discocriconemella, Caloosia, Hemicaloosia, fruit plants
