title: Two new species of Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabditida: Rhabdiasidae) in anuran hosts from Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India.
abstract: Rhabdias himalayanus n. sp. from the lungs of Duttaphrynus himalayanus and Rhabdias dehradunensis n. sp. from the lungs of Nanorana minica from Dehradun, India are described and figured. Of the 3 previously described Indian species, Rhabdias himalayanus n. sp. is most similar to Rhabdias shortii in having a cylindrical corpus, inflated cuticle, and conical tail; it differs from R. shortii in having greater body measurements, longer esophagus, larger eggs, and a different pattern of cuticle inflation at the vulva and tail region. Rhabdias dehradunensis n. sp. is most similar to Rhabdias bulbicauda in that both possess a swollen posterior end; it differs from R. bulbicauda by having a subterminal anus, a prominent tail, and a postequatorial vulva.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun-248 195, Uttarakhand, India. cxb13@psu.edu
authors.forename: Anjum N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bursey
authors.forename: Pasang T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Bhutia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000469:parasitology*; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D015995:Prevalence; D017196:Rhabditida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017172:Rhabditoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*