Leptonchidae Thorne, 1935

Bohra, Padma, 2012, Twelve species of nematodes: new records for India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (9), pp. 2889-2899 : 2896-2897

Family: Leptonchidae Thorne, 1935

Sclerostylus karri Goseco, Ferris & Ferris, 1981 ( Fig. 3, C–D and Image 11 A–B)

Material examined: Two females, 25.vii.2009; coll.

P. Bohra, Reg.No. IV/2237.

A - Anterior end; B - Posterior end.

Sclerostylus karri Goseco, Ferris & Ferris, 1971

C - Anterior end; D - Posterior end.

Dorylaimoides (L) akon Goseco Ferris & Ferris, 1976

E - Anterior end; F - Male Posterior end; G - Female posterior end.

Measurements: Females: L = 0.50–0.72 mm; a = 30–33; b = 4.5–4.8; c = 48–50; c´ = 1.0–1.1; V = 47–48.

Description: Female: Body cylindroids, ventrally arcuate up on fixation. Lip region set off, papillae distinct. Labial disc prominent. Odontostyle 11–13 µm long; odontophore 15–17 µm long with distinct basal flanges. Oesophageal bulb pyriform, about 19–21 µm long or 14% of oesophageal length. Vulva transverse. Anterior uterine branch about one anal body width long. Posterior gonad normal. Intestine prerectum junction surrounded by three distinct cells, prerectum about 10–12 anal body width long. Tail 13–15 µm long, about one anal body–width.

Habitat and locality: Collected from soil around roots of unidentified grasses at Borundimaugra, Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India.

Remarks: Measurements of specimens fit well within the range of measurements provided by Goseco, Ferris & Ferris, 1981.