{"id":124551,"date":"2026-09-15T12:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=124551"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:51:19","slug":"steneucyrtus-wayanadensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/steneucyrtus-wayanadensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Steneucyrtus wayanadensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Steneucyrtus wayanadensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, researchers have identified a new species of darkling beetle, named Steneucyrtus wayanadensis in Kerala.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Steneucyrtus wayanadensis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new <\/span><b>species of darkling beetle.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to the <\/span><b>genus Steneucyrtus,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was discovered during a scientific survey deep within the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The researchers have officially named it for paying permanent tribute to its type locality in the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wayanad-wildlife-sanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>possesses a striking blackish body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that gleams with a uniform <\/span><b>golden-greenish metallic iridescence.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has completely <\/span><b>flat hard front wings, called elytra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, without any rough, wrinkled texturing (rugosity).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also has shallower puncture marks and a distinct impression at the base of the fifth striae in the humeral region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the state of <\/span><b>Wayanad, Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It forms an integral part of the <\/span><b>Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bordered by the protected areas <\/span><b>of Nagarhole and Bandipur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Karnataka on the northeastern side and <\/span><b>Mudumalai in Tamil Nadu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the southeastern side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rivers like the <\/span><b>Kabini, Cherupuzha, and Bavali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flow through the sanctuary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tribes living in these forests include some scheduled adivasis, such as Paniyas, Kattunaikkans, Kurumas, Ooralis, Adiyans, and Kurichiyas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a mosaic of the Western Ghats\u2019 significant vegetation types, ranging from <\/span><b>moist deciduous to dry deciduous and semi-evergreen patches.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teak, rosewood, eucalyptus, and silver oak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to leopards, gaur (Indian bison), sambar deer, wild boars, sloth bears, and jungle cats<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-shimmering-golden-green-beetle-species-discovered-in-wayanad-wildlife-sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steneucyrtus wayanadensis is a new species of darkling beetle. 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