On the taxonomic status of species of Helicotylencus steiner, 1945.II. Having a round tail terminus from India

Variations in the Indian populations of three nominal species of the genus Helicotylenchus viz. H. retusus Siddiqi & Brown, 1964; H. goodi Tikyani, Khera & Bhatnagar, 1969 and H. girus Saha, Khan & Chawla, 1973 are recorded. Fourteen new synonyms viz. H. arachisi, H. bihari Mulk & Jairajpuri, 1975; H. wajihi Sultan, 1981; H. incisus, H. obtusicaudatus Darekar & Khan, 1978; H. paragirus Saha et al., 1973; H. steineri Fotedar & Mahajan, 1974; H. gratus, Patil & Khan, 1982; H. kashmirensis, Fotedar & Handoo, 1974; H. microdorus, Prasad et al., 1965; H. rohtangus Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1973; H. tangericus, H. valecus Sultan, 1981 and H. willmottae Siddiqi, 1972 are proposed. A list of valid species from India with rounded tail terminus is presented.