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 Helicotylenchus minzi Sher, 1966 ( Fig. 1 , G–H and Image 4 A–B ) Material examined: Three females, 27.7.2009 , Coll. P.Bohra, Reg. No. IV/2331 & 2277. Measurements: Females: L = 0.61–0.80mm ; a = 26–34; b = 5.5–6.4; c = 46–71; c´ = 0.5–1.0; V = 60–65. Description: Female: Body in loose spiral shape. Lip region truncated, marked by 5 annules. Stylet 26– 28µm long, basal knobs indented anteriorly. Excretory pore anterior to oesophago–intestinal, junction. Hemizonid at level of excretory pore. Female reproductive system amphidelphic. Spermatheca offset; with sperms. Phasmids 2–4 annules anterior to anus. Tail more curved dorsally, terminus irregularly hemispherical bearing 10–11 annules. Habitat: Collected from moist soil around the bank of Pichola lake, Udaipur District, Rajasthan , India . Remarks: H. minzi can be distinguished from H. canadiensis by having shorter stylet; (stylet 30–33µm ; female tail terminus hemispherical to irregularly hemispherical with six to 12 annules in H. canadiensis ).