Comments on the occurrence of Leptonchus granulosus Cobb, 1920 in the Slovak Republic

A rare nematode species Leptonchus granulosus Cobb, 1920 was recovered from soil samples collected from pine forest from the locality of Mužla, in south-western part of the country and from fruit (apricot and peach) orchards from the locality of Svätá Mária, in south-eastern region of Slovakia. In spite of geographical distance of the localities, both are characterised by warm and dry conditions and by specific very light sandy soils derived from dune sand. Only females were recovered from both localities.