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Issue: Vol. 1923 No. 1: 5 Nov. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-11-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1923.1.4
Page range: 55–61
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 2

Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) narmadaensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Nepomorpha: Aphelocheiridae) from Madhya Pradesh, India

Southern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai 600 028, India
Hemiptera Aphelocheiridae Aphelocheirus narmadaensis sp. nov. Madhya Pradesh Indian distributional records

Abstract

Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) narmadaensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Aphelocheiridae) is described and illustrated from Central India (Madhya Pradesh). A list of congeners so far known from India and their distributional records are provided.

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