GREGARINA SITOPHILI SP-N, A SEPTATE GREGARINE (APICOMPLEXA, EUGREGARINOIDA) FROM THE LARVAE OF SITOPHILUS-ORYZAE (INSECTA, COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE)

A new cephaline gregarine belonging to the genus Gregarina, G. sitophi li sp.n. from the larvae of Sitophilus oryzae is described. The tropho zoite is elongated, cylindrical with a spherical epimerite measuring ( 35.4-124.8 mu m, (X) over bar - 95.0 mu m). Solitary as well as biasso ciative sporadins with cone-shaped protomerite and cylindrical deutome rite. Sporadin measures 20.8-118.6 mu m, (X) over bar - 74.7 mu m. Cau do-frontal association. Gametocysts spherical having a diameter of 83. 2 mu m. Barrel shaped thick double-walled spores; liberated in chains. The spore measures 7.2 x 5.04 mu m. The ratio of LP : TL and WP : WD is 1:14.2 and 1:3.1, respectively.