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Table 1 List of Steinernema species recorded from different countries of the world

From: Global distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema and Heterorhabditis

S. no.

Species

Authors & year

Host insect/soil

Location

1

S. abbasi

Elawad et al., 1997

Soil

Sultanate of Oman

2

S. aciari

Qiu et al., 2005a

Soil

China

3

S. affine

(Bovien, 1937) Wouts et al., 1982

Phyla febrilis (L.)

Denmark

4

S. akhursti

Qiu et al., 2005b

Soil

China

5

S. anatoliense

Hazir et al., 2003

Soil

Turkey

6

S. apuliae

Triggiani et al., 2004

Soil

Italy

7

S. arasbaranense

Nikdel et al., 2011

Soil

Iran

8

S. arenarium

(Artyukhovsky et al., 1997) Wouts et al. 1982

Soil

Central Russia

9

S. ashiuense

Phan et al., 2006b

Soil

Japan

10

S. asiaticum

Anis et al., 2002

Soil

Pakistan

11

S. australe

Edgington et al., 2009b

Soil

Chile

12

S. backanense

Phan et al., 2006a

Soil

Vietnam

13

S. beddingi

Qiu et al., 2005c

Soil

China

14

S. beitlechemi

Çimen et al., 2016

Soil

South Africa

15

S. bicornutum

Tallosi et al., 1995

Soil

Strazilovo, Serbia

16

S. biddulphi

Çimen et al., 2016

Soil

South Africa

17

S. boemarei

Lee et al., 2009

Soil

France

18

S. borjomiense

Gorgadze et al., 2018

Oryctes nasicornis

Georgia

19

S. brazilense

Nguyen et al., 2010

Soil

Mato Grosso, Brazil

20

S. cameroonense

Kanga et al., 2012

Soil

Cameroon

21

S. carpocapsae

(Weiser 1955) Wouts et al. 1982

Cydia pomonella (L.)

Czechoslovakia

22

S. caudatum

Xu et al., 1991

Soil

China

23

S. ceratophorum

Jian et al., 1997

Soil

Jining Province, China

24

S. changbaiense

Ma et al., 2012a, b, c

Soil

China

25

S. cholashanense

Nguyen et al., 2008a

Soil

China

26

S. citrae

Malan et al., 2011

Soil

South Africa

27

S. colombiense

Lopez-Nunez et al., 2008

Soil

Colombia

28

S. costaricense

Uribe-Lorío et al., 2007

Soil

Costa Rica

29

S. cubanum

Mráček et al., 1994

Soil

Western Cuba

30

S. cumgarense

Phan et al., 2006a

Soil

Vietnam

31

S. diaprepesi

Nguyen and Duncan, 2002

Diaprepes abbreviates

Florida

32

S. eapokense

Phan et al., 2006a

Soil

Vietnam

33

S. ethiopiense

Tamirou et al., 2012

Soil

Ethiopia

34

S. fabii

Abate et al., 2016

Soil

South Africa

35

S. feltiae

(Filipjev, 1934) Wouts et al. 1982

Agrotis segetum

Denmark

36

S. glaseri

(Steiner, 1929) Wouts et al., 1982

Popillia japonica

New Jersey, USA

37

S. goweni

San-Blas et al., 2016

Soil

Venezuela

38

S. guangdongense

Qui et al., 2004

Soil

China

39

S. hebeiense

Chen et al., 2006

Soil

China

40

S. hermaphroditum

Stock et al., 2004

Soil

Indonesia

41

S. huense

Phan et al., 2014

Soil

Vietnam

42

S. ichnusae

Tarasco et al., 2008

Soil

Sardinia Island, Italy

43

S. innovationi

Çimen et al., 2015

Soil

South Africa

44

S. intermedium

(Poinar, 1985) Mamiya 1988

Soil

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

45

S. jeffreyense

Malan et al., 2015

Soil

South Africa

46

S. jollieti

Spiridonov et al., 2004

Soil

Missouri valley near St. Louis, USA

47

S. karii

Waturu et al., 1997

Soil

Kirinyaga, Central Province, Kenya

48

S. khoisanae

Nguyen et al., 2006a, b

Soil

South Africa

49

S. khuongi

Stock et al., 2019

Soil

Florida

50

S. kraussei

(Steiner, 1923a, b) Travassos 1927 = Type species

Cephaleia abietis (L.)

Germany

51

S. kushidai

Mamiya, 1988

Anomala cuprea Hope

Hamikita, Japan

52

S. lamjungense

Khatri-Chhetri et al., 2011a

Soil

Nepal

53

S. leizhouense

Nguyen et al., 2006b

Soil

Southern China

54

S. litchii

Steyn et al., 2017

Soil

South Africa

55

S. litorale

Yoshida, 2004

Soil

Japan

56

S. loci

Phan et al., 2001c

Soil

Vietnam

57

S. longicaudum

Shen & Wang, 1991

Soil

Guangdong, China

58

S. minutum

Maneesakorn et al., 2010

Soil

Thailand

59

S. monticolum

Stock et al., 1997

Soil

Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea

60

S. neocurtillae

Nguyen and Smart Jr, 1992

Neocurtilla hexadactylla (Perty)

LaCrosse, Florida, USA

61

S. nepalense

Khatri-Chhetri et al., 2011b

Soil

Nepal

62

S. nguyeni

Malan et al., 2016

Soil

South Africa

63

S. nyetense

Kanga et al., 2012

Soil

Cameroon

64

S. oregonense

Liu and Berry, 1996

Soil

Oregon, USA

65

S. pakistanense

Shahina et al., 2001

Soil

Karachi, Pakistan

66

S. papillatum

San-Blas et al., 2015

Soil

Venezuela

67

S. phyllophagae

Nguyen and Buss, 2011

Phyllophaga sp.

Florida, USA

68

S. poinari

Mráček et al., 2014

Soil

Czech Republic

69

S. puertoricense

Román and Figueroa, 1994

Soil

Loiza, Puerto Rico

70

S. pui

Qiu et al., 2011

Soil

Yunnan, China

71

S. puntauvense

Uribe-Lorío et al., 2007

Soil

Costa Rica

72

S. pwaniensis

Puza et al., 2017

Soil

Tanzania

73

S. ralatorei

Grifaldo-Alcantara et al., 2017

Soil

Mexico

74

S. rarum

(de Doucet, 1986) Mamiya, 1988

Soil

Cordoba, Argentina

75

S. riobrave

Cabanillas et al., 1994

Soil

Weslaco,Texas, USA

76

S. riojaense

Půža et al., 2020

Soil

La Rioja province, Spain

77

S. ritteri

de Doucet & Doucet 1990

Soil

Córdoba, Argentina

78

S. robustispiculum

Phan et al., 2005

Soil

Vietnam

79

S. sacchari

Nthenga et al., 2014

Soil

South Africa

80

S. sangi

Phan et al., 2001a

Soil

Vietnam

81

S. sasonense

Phan et al., 2006a

Soil

Vietnam

82

S. scapterisci

Nguyen and Smart Jr, 1990

Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder

Rivera, Uruguay

83

S. scarabaei

Stock and Koppenhöfer, 2003

Anomala (= Exomala) orientalis and Popillia japonica

New Jersey, USA

84

S. schliemanni

Spiridonov et al., 2010

Osmoderma ceremita

Germany, Europe

85

S. siamkayai

Stock et al., 1998

Soil

Petchabun Province, Thailand

86

S. sichuanense

Mráček et al., 2006

Soil

China

87

S. silvaticum

Sturhan et al., 2005

Soil

Berlin Germany, Europe

88

S. surkhetense

Khatri-Chhetri et al., 2011b

Soil

Nepal

89

S. tami

Luc et al., 2000

Soil

Vietnam

90

S. taiwanensis

Tseng et al., 2018

Soil

Taiwan

91

S. texanum

Nguyen et al., 2007

Soil

Texas, USA

92

S. thanhi

Phan et al., 2001b

Soil

Vietnam

93

S. tielingense

Ma et al., 2012

Soil

China

94

S. tophus

Çimen et al., 2014

Soil

South Africa

95

S. unicornum

Edgington et al., 2009a

Soil

Chile

96

S. xinbinense

Ma et al., 2012

Soil

China

97

S. xueshanense

Mráček et al., 2009

Soil

China

98

S. weiseri

Mráček et al., 2003

Soil

Czech Republic, Europe

99

S. yirgalemense

Nguyen et al., 2004b

Soil

Yirgalem, Ethiopia

100

S. bertusi

Katumanyane et al., 2019

Soil

Tito, Mpumalanga, and Port Edward, Kwa

Zulu Natal, South Africa

  1. *Species considered as junior synonym, species inquirendae and nomun nudum are mentioned in the text