Abstract
Notomulciber (Micromulciber) viraktamathi sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the southern Western Ghats, a hotspot of biodiversity in India. Ecological notes, differential diagnosis of the new species from its close relatives and a key to the species of Notomulciber from India are provided.
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