Mirzaiella Basir, 1942

Shah, Manjur, 2011, Nematode parasites of invertebrates from Manipur, North East India (Diagnosis, keys and illustration), Zootaxa 3107, pp. 1-37 : 34

Key to all known species of Mirzaiella Basir, 1942

1. Female tail with a distinct constriction in the middle......................................... M. alii Farooqui, 1967

- Female tail without distinct constriction in the middle......................................................... 2

2(2). Three chitinous teeth at the base of the buccal cavity present in femal........................................................................................... M. indicus ( Singh & Singh, 1955) Adamson & Van Waerebeke, 1992

- Female buccal cavity without teeth........................................................................ 3

3(2). Spicule present in male....................... M. gryllotalpae ( Singh & Singh, 1955) Adamson & Van Waerebeke,1992

- Spicule absent in male.................................................................................. 4

4(3). Five pairs of caudal papillae, only caudal alae present....................................... M. asiatica Basir, 1942

- Seven pairs of caudal papillae, caudal alae extend upto midbody............................ M. haroldi Farooqui, 1968