{"id":108786,"date":"2026-06-19T12:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108786"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:35:25","slug":"spilomena-malabarica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/spilomena-malabarica\/","title":{"rendered":"Spilomena malabarica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Spilomena malabarica Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists in India recently discovered a new species of wasp named Spilomena malabarica.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Spilomena malabarica<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>aphid wasp that hunts plant pests.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the Kozhikode district of <\/span><b>Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scientists chose the specific <\/span><b>name malabarica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in honour of the historic <\/span><b>Malabar region of Kerala,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where the type specimen was collected.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This find marks the <\/span><b>11th species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of this specific wasp <\/span><b>genus found in India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the 98th discovered worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measuring just over 3.5 millimetres long, this <\/span><b>tiny black-and-brown insec<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t shows highly distinctive features under a microscope.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> stands out<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from its closest relatives due to a <\/span><b>specific wing pattern.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It possesses <\/span><b>only a single submarginal cell,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>distinct enclosed area formed by veins on its front wing.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it <\/span><b>shares this rare wing trait with its closest known cousin, Spilomena unus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the\u00a0 Spilomena malabarica is easily <\/span><b>distinguished by its head shape.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>head <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>not unusually elongated;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the distance between its eyes and the top of its head is well proportioned; and it features a <\/span><b>flatter face, known scientifically as a less convex clypeus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, setting it apart from other wasps in its family. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-plant-pest-hunting-aphid-wasp-species-discovered-kozhikode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spilomena malabarica is a new species of aphid wasp that hunts plant pests. 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