THREE NEW SPECIES IN THE SUPERFAMILY BUNONEMATOIDEA (RHABDITIDA) FROM INDIA

Authors

  • T. A. Huseni
  • I. Agmad
  • N. S. Firdausi

Abstract

Three new species in the superfamily Bunonematoidea are described and illustrated. Bunonema irregularis sp.n. has L = 0.21-0.28 mm; a = 15.0-19.5; b = 3.1-4.0; c = 11.5-17.4; V = 55-59 and resembles B. reticulatum Richters, 1905, B. multipapillatum Stefanski, 1914, B. steineri Stefanski, 1924 and B. pustulatum Andrassy, 1986. B. minutum sp.n. has L = 0.19-0.23 mm; a = 11.9-15.3; b = 3.2-3.6; c = 12.0-13.9; V = 56-58 and resembles B. hessi Steiner, 1914, B. teurkorum Sachs, 1949 and B. penardi Stefanski, 1914. Pterygorhabditis superbus sp.n. has L = 0.37-0.54 mm; a = 11.0-15.8; b = 3.5-4.6; c = 9.8-15.0; V = 57-60 and resembles P. panopla Bernard, 1979 and P. hungarica Andrassy, 1982.

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1997-06-15

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