NEMATODES OF FRUIT PLANTS IN MANIPUR-VI: THREE NEW SPECIES OF DORYLAIMIDA
R.K. GAMBHIR *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, G.P. WOMEN'S COLLEGE, IMPHAL, 795.001, INDIA.
CH. DHANACHLAND *
DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES, MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, CANCHIPUR-795003, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Three new species of Dorylaimida, one each belonging to the generaaxonchium Cobb, 1920, Phalavonchium Jairajpuri & Dhanachand, 1979 and Discomyctus Thorne, 1939 are described. Axonchium (Epaxonchium) kainahillum n.sp. comes close to A. (E.) valvulatum Nair & Coomans, 1974 and A. (E.) tacium Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982; Phalaxonchium canchipuriensis n.sp. is closely related to P attenuatum Jairajpuri & Dhanachand, 1979 and Discomycius caudatus n.sp. is close to D. elongatus Dhanachand & Jairajpuri, 1980.