Nematodes associated with cotton in Haryana and Punjab with description of two new Leptonchid nematodes Bajaj Harish K., Bhatti D. S. Department of Nematology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004 Abstract Nematodes associated with cotton in Hissar and Sirsa districts of Haryana and Abohar area of Punjab have been listed. Dt tylenchus spp., Hoplolaimus indicus, Longidorus siddiqii, Meloidogyne javanica, Paratrichodorus mirzai and Pratylenchus thornei were the commonly occurring species of phytophagous nematodes in these areas. Two new species of leptonchid nematodes, viz, Leptonchus disspicularis sp. n.: L=0.80–0.96 mm, a=22–39, b=3.6–4.5, c=60–75, V=57–62, spicules dissimilar, ventromedian supplements five and Funaria indica sp. n.: L=0.88–1.15 mm, a=33–38, b=3.0–3.7, c=57–64, V=56–64, spicule 27–30 μm, males abundant, ventromedian supplements four have been described, L. capilatus Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1968 and L. microdens Thorne, 1974 are transferred to the genus Funaria van der Linde, 1938. Top |