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A new black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) with a mild black to yellow thorax, belong the subgenus Nevermannia Enderlein (1921), from Eastern Ghats, South India
Suruliyandi Vijayan, Sankarappan Anbalagan, Subramani Pandian
Simulium (Nevermannia) kiliyurense sp. nov. is described based on female, pupa, and larva collecting from the Eastern continuous hills of Kollimalai, India.
Species, 2025, 26(77), e1s1757
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A new species of eight-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) off Kerala, Western Indian Ocean
Ida Elizabeth George, Bineesh KK, Agnita Sharon E, Ranjana Bhaskar, Hashim M, Dhriti banerjee
This paper describes Eptatretus sunilii Ida & Bineesh, a new hagfish species from the west coast of India. The specimens were caught as bycatch by a deep-sea shrimp trawler operated at a depth of 400-600 m and were landed at Sakthikulangara Fisheries Harbour, Kollam, Kerala
Species, 2025, 26(77), e2s1751
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An Elusive and Endangered Life in Grassland: A Rare Sighting of the Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Binod Chaudhary, Chudamani Chaudhary, Abhinaya Pathak, Bijaya Dhami, Sujan Khanal
Endemic to the grassland of the Indian sub-continent, the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) confronts various conservation challenges. Though it is enlisted as an Endangered species on the IUCN Red List, there has been limited study of this species.
Species, 2025, 26(77), e3s1753
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Strophanthus wallichii A.DC. (Apocynaceae), a new record for the state of Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha
Rajeev Kumar Singh, Ravi Kiran Arigela, Sujana KA
Strophanthus wallichii A.DC. is reported here as a new record to the flora of Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha. Detailed taxonomic description, key to the Indian species and coloured photographs are provided for easy identification
