Indian Journal of Nematology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 2

On the gall-forming anguinids of India

  • Author:
  • Debanand Das1, Harish K. Bajaj2
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 153 to 159

1Regional Agricultural Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur, Assam-787 001.

2Department of Nematology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004.

Abstract

One new and four known species of gall-forming anguinids of India have been studied. Subanguina neominuta sp.n. is characterized by having female with L=0.63 mm, a=25.3; V=77,post vulva1 uterine sac with ovarian cells, long tail with slender posterior region ending in a rounded terminus; and males with 15pm long spicules. S. minuta is redescribed. Observations on Anguina tritici, S. chrysopogoni and Ditylenchusphyllobius have been included.

Keywords

Taxonomy, Anguina tritici, Subanguina chrysopogoni, S. minuta, S. neominuta n. sp., Ditylenchus phyllobius