PARATYLENCHUS BREVIHASTUS N. SP. (CRICONEMATIDAE: NEMATODA)

Male and female specimens of Paratylenchus brevihastus n. sp. were collected in Ontario, Canada, from soil around the roots of blue violets (Viola cucullata Ait.) and grass, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), oats (Avena sp.), and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) during 1958 to 1961. This species has characters close to those of Paratylenchus microdorus, but differs from it in having spear knobs with rather flat anterior surfaces and front of lip region with truncate appearance. Males present.