Abstract
A new nematode Seuratum bilqeesae is reported and described from Indian gerbil Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807). The new species
is different from the previously described species of the genus and is characterized by having small body size; esophagus small,
muscular; unequal spicules; a single pair of cloacal caudal papillae situated away from the margin, while at the tip of tail there are
three pairs in form of a bunch. Cuticular dentate files 24-26 in males and 28-30 in females; slender gubernaculum; vulva situated in
mid-body region; vagina highly muscular; uterus packed with eggs. Eggs thick-shelled, oval to rounded, 0.05-0.055 by 0.03-0.035 in
size.
