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Bionychiurus tamilensis

July 15 , 2021 1231 days 1172 0
  • Researchers from the molecular biodiversity laboratory in the department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology in the Government Arts College in Ooty have discovered a new wingless insect in the Nilgiris.
  • The 1mm-long flightless insect has been named Bionychiurus tamilensis as it was recorded in Tamil Nadu.
  • There are only six species under this genus reported so far across the world.
  • Those species are reported only from cold high-altitude regions of Switzerland, China and Korea.

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