DESCRIPTION OF THE KONA COFFEE ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE, MELOIDOGYNE-KONAENSIS N SP

Meloidogyne konaensis n. sp. is described from coffee from Kona on the island of Hawaii. The perineal pattern of the female is variable in m orphology, the medial lips of the female are divided into distinct lip pairs, and the excretory pore is 2-3 styler lengths from the base of the styler. Mean stylet length is 16.0 mu m, and the knobs gradually m erge with the shaft. The knobs are indented anteriorly and rounded pos teriorly and the dorsal esophageal gland orifice (DEGO) is long, 3.5-7 mu m. The morphology of the stylet of the male is the most useful dia gnostic character, with 6-12 large projections protruding from the sha ft. One medial lip may be divided into distinct lip pairs. A large int estinal caecum often extends nearly to the level of the DEGO. Mean juv enile length is 502 mu m, mean stylet length is 13.4 mu m, and mean ta il length is 58 mu m. The tail may be distinctly curved ventrally and the phasmids are located in the ventral incisure about one anal body w idth posterior to the anus.