Twelve species of nematodes: new records for India Author Bohra, Padma text Journal of Threatened Taxa 2012 2012-08-26 4 9 2889 2899 http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/792 journal article 10.11609/JoTT.o2703.2889-99 0974-7907 4987130 2DF7C17F-FEA7-4978-A947-987978601411 Aporcelaimellus adoxus Tjepkema, Ferris & Ferris, 1971 ( Fig. 2 , C–D and Image 8 A–C ) Material examined: Four females, 25.vii.2009 , coll. P. Bohra, Reg.No. IV/2235 . Measurements: Females: L = 1.7–2.2 mm ; a = 28– 33; b = 3.4–4.5; c = 39–48; c´ = 1.4–1.5; V = 45–52. Description: Female: Body curved more posteriorly upon fixation. Lips well separated from each other and set off from body by deep constriction. Amphids funnel–shaped, weakly duplex. Odontostyle 14–19 µm long; its aperture 62–65 % of odontostyle length. Odontophore 22–25 µm long. Guiding ring plicated anteriorly. Oesophageal expansion gradual, expanded part of oesophagus occupies 55–59 % of total oesophageal length. Cardia conical. Cardiac disc present between oesophagus and intestine. Female reproductive system amphidelphic. Prerectum 60–62 µm long or 1.9–2.1 anal body-width long. Rectum 35– 36 µm long or 1.0–1.2 anal body-width long. Tail 45– 47 µm long or 1.4–1.5 anal body-width long, dorsally convex with blunt tip. Habitat and locality: Collected from soil around the roots of Rizka ( Medicago sativa ) at Manda Ki Ghati, Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan , India . Remarks: Identification done with original description and measurements provided by Tijpkema, Ferris & Ferris, 1971.