Tarbiat Modares University Journal of Crop Protection 2251-9041 5 1 2016 03 01 Three species of Paratylenchus Micoletzky, 1922 (Nematoda: Tylenchulidae) from Kermanshah province, western Iran 99 113 1269 10.48311/jcp.2016.1269 EN Mehrab Esmaeili Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Ramin Heydari Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Reza Ghaderi Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Journal Article Three species of <em>Paratylenchus</em> were collected and identified from vineyards and apple orchards in Kermanshah province, western Iran. Descriptions, morphometric data, line drawings and microscopic photographs are provided for these three species. <em>Paratylenchus audriellus</em> and <em>Paratylenchus straeleni</em> are the two very closely related species, with a stylet longer than 40 µm, four lateral lines and distinct vulval flaps. The third species, <em>Paratylenchus leptos</em>, has a shorter stylet, three lateral lines and distinct vulval flaps. <em>Paratylenchus leptos</em> is a new record for Iranian nematode fauna, and male of <em>P. audriellus</em> is reported from Iran for the first time. https://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article_1269_e00406144c1e7e35240afed70f34166a.pdf