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A new species of genus Hyphydrus Illiger (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hyphydrini) from Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Hyphydrus biswasi Ghosh, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hyphydrini), is described in H. signatus species group from Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India. An identification key to the Indian species of genus Hyphydrus Illiger, is also provided.
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Himalaya, Identification Key, Male Genitalia, Taxonomy.
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