OGMA-FAGINI SP-N AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE OF CRICONEMELLA-ROSMARINI CASTILLO ET-AL, 1988 (NEMATODA, CRICONEMATIDAE) FROM SPAIN

Ogma fagini sp. n. is described and illustrated from populations found in natural ecosystems in the Northeast of Spain. It is characterized by bearing 8-9 rows of scalp uni-tipped in anterior region and somewha t bifid posteriorly. Postvulvar body region convex-conoid. The species resembles O. dracomontana Van den Berg, 1983; O. chrisbarnardi Heyns, 1970 and O. ueckermanni Van den Berg, 1992 but differs from them by t he number of scale rows, body and stylet lengths. It is also close to O. inornata (Van den Berg, 1983) Siddiqi, 1986 and O. squamiferum (Hey ns, 1970) Andrassy, 1979, from which it differs by vulva position and number of annuli. The male of Criconemella rosmarini Castillo et al., 1988 is also described.