STUDIES ON SOIL NEMATODES OF MANIPUR - X : TWO NEW SPECIES AND A MALE RECORD OF IOTONCHINAE

Male of lotonchus indicus Jairajpuri, 1969 is described. Two new species lotonchus terminus and I. longisacatus are presented. I. terminus n. sp. has a body length 2-2.3 mm, buccal cavity 43.2 x 25-32 pum, tail length 296-512 pum, a 35.7-46.2, b=4.3-5.4, c= 4.5-6.8, v=56-60, amphidelphic reproductive system in females and 9 ventromedian supplements, 70.4 pm long spicules in males. I longisacatus n.sp. has 1.33-2.17 mm long body, buccal cavity 30-37 x 22 um, tail 560-568 um, a 48-54, b=4.6–5. 1, c=3.3-3.8, v=56-59 and mono-prodelphic reproductive system.