Abstract
C. elatum is described and illustrated. Information on host range (mainly field and horticultural crops, trees, wood, nematode, dung and artefacts), geographical distribution (South Africa; Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada; California, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington DC, USA; Chile; Ecuador; Venezuela; Gansu and Jiangsu, China; India; Pakistan; Philippines; Japan; Russia; Turkey; Uzbekistan; New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia; New Zealand; Dominican Republic; Austria; Belgium; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Russia; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; Cyprus; Iraq; and Kuwait), biology, and conservation status is presented.