Steinernema puntauvense Uribe-Lorre, Mora & Stock, 2007

Summary: Steinernema  puntauvense was recovered during a survey for native entomopathogenic nematodes in Costa Rica. Diagnotostic characters are: the position of the excretory pore in the infective juveniles (av. 25 µm); the shape and size of the spicules and gubernaculum of the first generation male; and the shape of the tail of the first generation female. In addition to these traits, 28S rDNA sequences analysis and hybridisation tests showed that this  new Steinernema species are distinct and unique entities.