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Researchers from themolecular laboratoryin the department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology in the Government Arts College in Ooty have discovered a newwingless insectin the Nilgiris.
A research paper on the new species has been published in international journal Biologia published by Springer Nature. The 1mm-long flightless insect has been named Bionychiurus tamilensis as it was recorded in Tamil<\/a> Nadu, said associate professor and laboratory head R Sanil. There are only six species under this genus reported so far across the world and reported only from cold high-altitude regions of Switzerland, China and Korea.
The insect was first observed in 2018 in the Soil<\/a> samples collected fromOoty Government Arts Collegecampus. Further surveys showed its presence in grasslands and unpolluted humus soil samples.<\/p>\n

DNA profiling was conducted and details are deposited in the NCBI Database<\/a>. None of the similar specimens obtained from other parts of the world are barcoded till date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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