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Ektaphelenchoides sylvestris sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species was recovered from the galleries of bark beetles from a dead Pinus sylvestris L. tree and characterized by females with 644-843 µm long body, lip region 7.5-9.0 µm wide, separated from the rest body with a shallow constriction, stylet 18-23 µm long, excretory pore 72-85 µm far from anterior end, postuterine sac short, 5-11 µm long and male absence. By having a short postuterine sac, the new species comes close to four known species of genus namely E. attenuata, E. musae, E. pini and E. winteri.