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The Hindu
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Mini Muringatheri

Two new antlion species discovered from Kerala

Scientists have discovered two new antlion species of the Myrmeleontidae family of order Neuroptera from Kerala.

A research team of Shadpada Entomology Research Lab (SERL), Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, is behind the discovery.

One of the species has been discovered in the forest area of Ranipuram in the Kasaragod district and Vallakadavu and Marayoor in the Idukki district. The species has been named Nemoleon ghoshi in honour of Dr. Sanath Kumar Ghosh, former scientist of the Zoological Survey of India for his expertise and excellence in the field of Indian neuropterology.

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