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New wasp species discovered from Western Ghats

A new species of wasp has been discovered from the Western Ghats, one of the biodiversity hotspots of the country.
●    Muhamed Jafer Palot of Western Ghats Regional Centre (WGRC) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kozhikode, said this wasp belonged to the sub-family of Eumeninae of the family Vespidae.
●    This new species was so far recorded from Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Nilambur forests, and also from Muthappanpuzha of Kozhikode district.
●    The new species was discovered by a team consisting of P. Girish Kumar and P. M. Sureshan, of the WGRC of ZSI, and James M. Carpenter of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
●    Along with this new species, two other new species were spotted in the forests of Assam and Meghalaya.
●    Adding with these discoveries, the total number of species of genus ‘Parancistrocerus’ has been increased to three in Kerala and 11 in India.
 

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