DESCRIPTION OF PARATIMMINEMA-BREVIBULBUM N-GEN, N-SP AND ROQUEUS-INDICUS N-SP (DORYLAIMIDA, THORNENEMATIDAE) FROM ANDAMANS, INDIA

Paratimminema brevibulbum n. gen., n. sp. and Roqueus indicus n. sp. a rc described and illustrated. Paratimminema n. gen. is characterised b y the presence of labial and post-labial sclerotization, a short expan ded part of the oesophagus and a double gonad. It differs from Sclerol abia Carbonell & Coomans, 1986 in the presence of double gonad and fro m Willinema Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1967 in the presence of labial and pos t-labial sclerotization. Roqueus indicus n. sp. differs from R. gracil is Thorne, 1964, the only known species in this genus, by having a sho rter body, shorter odontophore, lesser 'b' value, more posterior vulva and a shorter tail.