Author: M.I. BHATTI, K.A. TABASSUM AND K. FIROZA

E-ISSN: 0255-7576

Volume: 29 Issue: 2

ABSTRACT:

Six known species viz., Crustorhabditis scanica (Allgen, 1949) Andrassy, 1983; Cruznema brzeskii(Brzeski, 1989) Sudhaus & Hooper, 1994; Distolabrellus veechi Anderson, 1983; Teratorhabditis andrassyi Tehseen & Jairajpuri, 1988; Mesorhabditis striatica Dassonville & Heyns, 1984 and Bursilla monhystera Butschili, 1873 belonging to the family Mesohabditidae Andrassy, 1976 have been reported for the fisrt time from various localities of Pakistan. These species are briefly redescribed and illustrated herein. The genera Crustorhabditis, Teratorhabditis and Bursilla are being reported for the first time from Pakistan.