Species of Basiria Siddiqi, 1959 associated with fruit trees in India (Nematoda: Psilenchinae)

Basiroides Thorne and Malik is considered as valid genus. Basilia asaraensis sp. n. is distinctive by having annulated head, a longer basal bnlb, relatively smaller post-uterine sac and spermatheca and a long tail. B. shahidi sp. n. is characterized by having a comparatively longer metenchium, post uterine sac measuring about half the vulval-body-width in length, vulva anus distance less than tail length and a finely pointed tail terminus. B. aberrans (Thorne, 1949) Siddiqi, 1963 is reported from Imphal, Manipur and key to the species of Basiria is provided.