A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS LEIDYNEMA FROM PERIPLANETA AUSTRALASIAE FABR., A NEW RECORD Of HOST
R.K. GAMBHIR SINGH *
PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY, DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, CANCHIPUR-795003, INDIA
A. CHINGLENKHOMBA MEETEI *
PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY, DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, CANCHIPUR-795003, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present paper deals with the description of a new nematode Leidynema robustum n.sp. from the hindgut of cockroach Periplaneta australasiae has been described from Manipur (India). Their dimensions and descriptions are presented.
Keywords: Leidynema robustum n. sp., nematode, host, Periplaneta australasiae