Three new and a known species of the genus Eudorylaimus Andrássy, 1959 (Qudsianematidae: Dorylaimida) from India

Three new and a known species of soil inhabiting nematodes belonging to the genus Eudorylaimus Andrassy, 1959 are described and illustrated from Jammu and Kashmir state, India. E. cardiacus sp. n. is characterized by having 0.72- 1.00 mm long, robust body, lip region offset by slight depression, 13-14 i m long odontostyle, cardia with well developed disc, amphidelphic female genital system, and tail conoid and ventrally arcuate. E. vulvastriatus sp. n. is characterized by having 1.1-1.3 mm long body, lip region offset by depression, 15-17 i m long odontostyle, presence of cuticular folding both anterior and posterior to vulva, short conoid tail with ventrally arcuate tip, and males with 49-53 i m long spicules and 10-12 regularly spaced ventromedian supplements. E. caudatus sp. n. is characterized by having 0.79-0.85 mm long body, lip region offset with angular lips, 11-13 i m long odontostyle, rounded cardia, and characteristic thickenings (blisters) on ventral side of tail. E. silvaticus Brzeski, 1960 is reported here for the first time from India.