On a new species of silverfish of the genus Ctenolepisma (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) from Kawal Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India

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https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2023.v79.374

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Zygentoma, Ctenolepisma, Lepismatidae, Kawal Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India

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A new species of the genus Ctenolepisma Escherich, 1905 is described from Kawal Tiger Reserve, Telangana, South India: Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) kawalense sp. nov. This species is compared with related previously described species belonging to the subgenus Ctenolepisma s. str.

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2023-04-19

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Kumar Hazra A, Jana D, Pada Mandal G, Molero-Baltanás‍ R. On a new species of silverfish of the genus Ctenolepisma (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) from Kawal Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India. Graellsia [Internet]. 2023Apr.19 [cited 2024Jul.22];79(1):e190. Available from: https://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/713

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