Pratylenchus Species Key
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43. Stylet 13 - 20 um long  .................44 43. Stylet 11 - 12 um long P. microstylus Bajaj & Bhatti, 1984 44. Lateral field areolated; length of esophageal gland lobe about 60 um  P. pinguicaudatusCorbett, 1969 44. Lateral field not areolated or only outer band areolated, occasionally with oblique striae in middle band; esophageal gland lobe shorter than 60 um ......................45 45. Ovary reflexed   ....................46 45. Ovary outstretched .....................47 46. Lip region dome-shaped; posterior uterine branch long, about two vulval body widths long, with rudimentary ovary; tail obtuse and truncate  P. mulchandi Nandkumar & Khera, 1970 46. Lip region flattened; posterior uterine branch short, less than one vulval body width long, without rudimentary ovary; tail subcylindrical P. singhi Das & Sultana, 1979 47. Stylet 13 - 18 um long   ..................48 47. Stylet 18 - 20um long   ..................53 48. Vulva at 73%; tail terminus oblique-truncate with two small protuberances  P. uralensis Romaniko, 1966 48. Vulva at 76 - 84%; tail terminus round to broadly round, truncate or with a cleft, not protuberance .................49