The sequel to COVID-19: the antithesis to life by Sudhir Bhandari, Ajit Singh Shaktawat, Bhoopendra Patel, Amitabh Dube, Shivankan Kakkar, Amit Tak, Jitendra Gupta, Govind Rankawat

“…Available at: https://www.who.int/csr/don/28-november-2019-ebola-drc/en/ [Accessed on August 8, 2020] • Times of India. Covid-19: doctors gone to collect samples attacked in Indore. …”
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First report of Mantibaria mantis (Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae: Scelioninae) from India and additional descriptors for the species by Kamalanathan Veenakumari, Prashanth Mohanraj

“…Mantibaria mantis, an egg parasitoid and an ectoparasite of praying mantids (Mantodea) is reported for the first time from India. This species is redescribed and imaged.…”
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A new record of the hoverfly genus Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1938 (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) from India by Jayita Sengupta, Atanu Naskar, Aniruddha Maity, Panchanan Parui, Sumit Homchaudhuri, Dhriti Banerjee

“…One species of genus Dasysyrphus, Enderlein 1938, namely Dasysyrphus albostriatus (Fallen, 1817) is recorded for the first time from India.…”
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Giant Subpectoral Lipoma: A Rare and Challenging Case by Kaushik Bhattacharya, Praveenchandra Reddy, Neela Bhattacharya, Aditya Shikar Bhattacharya, Vipul D Yagnik

“…We highlight this case for the first time from India.…”
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<b>A record of <I>Limenitis rileyi</I> Tytler, 1940 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India</b> by Purnendu Roy

“…<p><em>Limenitis rileyi</em> is recorded for the first time in India from Upper Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh. …”
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DNA barcoding and morphological characterization of moth Antoculeora ornatissima (Walker, 1858) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a new range record from western Himalayan region of India by Twinkle Sinha, P.R. Shashank, Pratima Chaudhuri Chattopadhyay

“…DNA barcoding of Antoculeora ornatissima (Walker, 1858) was done for the first time from India.  Redescriptions of genitalia and diagnoses of genus and species are presented with images and illustrations.…”
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Gymnopilus purpureosquamulosus Høil. (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): a new distributional record from India by Krishnendu Acharya, Soumitra Paloi, Arun Dutta, Rimpa Sikder, Tulika Saha

“…Gymnopilus purpureosquamulosus Høil (Strophariaceae) is reported for first time from India. A comprehensive description, a photograph, and comparisons with morphologically similar and phylogenetically related species are provided.…”
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First record of Brachyuran crab Rhinolambrus lippus (Lanchester, 1901) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parthenopidae) from India by Jigneshkumar N. Trivedi, S. H. Tan

“…Abstract The present paper reports the occurrence of the rare parthenopid species Rhinolambrus lippus (Lanchester, 1901) for the first time from India. The species is so far reported from Malaysia, Djibouti and Madagascar.…”
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First record and redescription of wolf spider Pardosa oriens (Araneae, Lycosidae) from India by Raveendran Sudha Abhijith, Ambalaparambil Vasu Sudhikumar

“…This paper reports and redescribes Pardosa species Pardosa oriens (Chamberlin 1924) for the first time from India.…”
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A first report and additional description of the assassin bug Neostaccia plebeja (Stål) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from India with comparative notes on Staccia diluta Stål from Assa... by Balasaheb V. Sarode, Swapnil S. Boyane, Hemant V. Ghate

“…The assassin bug, Neostaccia plebeja (Stål, 1866) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) is being reported for the first time from India.  It is redescribed with many illustrations.  …”
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First record of the exotic earthworm Metaphire bahli (Gates, 1945) (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from India by Narayanan, Sasankan Prasanth, Anuja, Rajagopal, Julka, Jatinder Mohan

“…The occurrence of the exotic earthworm species Metaphire bahli (Gates, 1945) of the family Megascolecidae is recorded for the first time from India. Specimens were collected from the Alappuzha District of Kerala State. …”
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The first record of Chrysomya chani Kurahashi, 1979 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from India, with a key to the known Indian species by M. Bharti

“…Chrysomya chani Kurahashi, 1979 is recorded for the first time from India. The specimens of this species were collected from the Western Ghats, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. …”
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Studies on Foliicolous Fungi - XXVI - a new species and three new records by V.B. Hosagoudar

“…Maia) Deighton and Sporidesmium aburiense are reported for the first time from India.…”
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Xenomerus orientalis Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae): a new distribution record for India by Kalmesh Managanvi, A. K. Karnatak, M. A. Khan

“…The species X. orientalis Mikó & Masner is reported for the first time in India from Uttarakhand.…”
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New faunistic record of two species of genus Calvia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) from India and Myanmar by Priyanka Das, Goutam Kumar Saha, Devanshu Gupta, Kailash Chandra

“…Calvia sichuanica Kov&amp;aacute;&amp;#345; (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) is reported for the first time from India and Myanmar, previously known only from China. …”
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<i>Podagrion charybdis</i> Fernando (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) parasitic on ootheca of <i>Tendodera fasciata</i> (Olivier) (Insecta: Mantodea): first record from India... by P.M. Sureshan

“…Podagrion charybdis Fernando (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) is being reported for the first time from India based on specimens reared from the ootheca of Tendodera fasciata (Olivier) (Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae). …”
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Oxygraphis delavayi Franchet (Ranunculaceae): a new generic record for Arunachal Pradesh and a new species record for India by Umeshkumar L. Tiwari

“…It is reported here for the first time from India.  A detailed description, herbarium image and relevant notes are provided for its collection and identification.…”
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New records of Chrysomya putoria and C. thanomthini (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from India, with a revised key to the known Indian species by Meenakshi Bharti

“…Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830) and C. thanomthini Kurahashi & Tumrasvin, 1977 were recorded for the first time from India.  The species were collected from an altitude of 2,000m in the Himalaya.  …”
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India's China policy : strategic shift or a drift? by Suryanarayana, Pisupati Sadasiva

“…Successful disengagement by the confronting Chinese and Indian soldiers at a key site along their disputed frontier in February 2021 is optimistically seen as a pause for peace. It is time for India to choose to remain an autonomous player or become a frontline-state in a US-led coalition focused on China.…”
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Record of the genus <i>Arrhenophagoidea</i> Girault (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from India, description of a new species from the Andaman Islands by M. Hayat, K. Veenakumari

“…The genus Arrhenophagoidea Girault (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is recorded for the first time from India and the Oriental region, and a new species, A. andamanica sp. …”
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