Description of two new species of Chronogaster Cobb, 1913 from India

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  • R. Sultana
  • P. Bohra

Abstract

Two new species of Chronogaster, collected from Pichola lake of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, are described and illustrated. Chronogaster laxus sp. n. is characterized by having L = 1.0-1.1 mm, a = 40.6-44.2, b = 4.4-4.5, c = 7.2-7.4, c' = 9.9-10.3, V = 53.3-54.1, C-shaped body, presence of lateral glandular bodies, 4 μm long cephalic setae, radial tubules 23-25 μm from base of the stoma, tail terminus truncated with a prominent lateral and a fine dorsal spine and absence of male. Chronogaster udaipurensis sp. n. is characterized by having L = 1.3-1.5 mm, a = 47.6-49.5, b = 6.2-6.8, c = 8.3-9.6, c' = 7.8-10, V = 49.2-57.1, J-shaped body, presence of lateral field and faint longitudinal lines, 7-8 μm long cephalic setae, radial tubules 29-35 μm from the base of the stoma, tail terminus sharply pointed bearing a terminal mucro with two spines and absence of male.

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2011-12-15

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