Three new species of the genus Belondira thorne, 1939 frorn Manipur, India

Abstract

Three new species belonging to the genusB elondira Thorne, 1939 have been described andfi gured from Manipur, India. Belondira microdoran . sp.c ollected from around the roootfs wild plants from Imphacl omes close to B. caudata Thorne, 1939 and B. tenuidens Thorne, 1964 but differs from botho f them in having a narrower bodloyn, ger anterior uterine sac, smaller tail and in the presence of males. Belondira tenuidora n. sp. collected from around the roots of grasses from Imphal is also very similar to B. caudata and B. tenuidens. From the former it differs in having posteriorly located vulva, smaller prerectum and longer tail and from the latter in having a smaller body, longer oesophagus and tail. Belondira affinis n. sp. collected from around the roots of Musa paradisiaca L. from Waithou hills cornes close to B. syedi Suryawanshi, 1972 and B. goldeni Suryawanshi, 1972 but differs from both of them in having heavily sclerotized cephalic framework and in the length and shapeof odontostyle and odontophore. A liey to the species of the genus Belondira has also been provided.