2 NEW XIPHINEMA SPECIES FROM KENYA (NEMATODA, LONGIDORIDAE)

Two new Xiphinema species are described from Kenya. X. masaiorum n. sp . is close to X. limbeense and X. malawiense, but can be distinguished from both these species by differences in tail shape, as well as in v arious measurements and ratios. It is also compared with X. abrantinum , from which it differs in size, lip region shape and absence of males . X. kikuyense n. sp. is compared with X. malagasi, X. limbeense, X. m alawiense and X. rarum. From X. limbeense and X. malawiense it differs in the possession of uterine spines, and from the former three specie s in the presence of males. It differs from X. rarum in the length of the hyaline tail tip and especially in shape and size of the male tail .