{"id":125833,"date":"2026-09-23T15:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125833"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:57:25","slug":"oxyserphus-narendrani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/oxyserphus-narendrani\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxyserphus narendrani"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Oxyserphus narendrani Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers discovered the tiny insect in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and named it Oxyserphus narendrani.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Oxyserphus narendrani<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new species of parasitic wasp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discovered in <\/span><b>Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The members of the Oxyserphus genus are incredibly rare in insect collections globally and are <\/span><b>typically only found in high-altitude areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a black head, a brownish-black body, and striking yellow legs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>unique single horizontal groove on<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the side of its thorax.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a much <\/span><b>shorter egg-laying reproductive structure,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as an <\/span><b>ovipositor sheath<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a uniquely shaped wing spot.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Dibru-Saikhowa National Park<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia <\/span><b>districts of Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was originally created to help conserve the habitat of the <\/span><b>rare white-winged wood duck.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The park is bounded by the <\/span><b>Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north<\/b> <b>and Dibru River in the south.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of <\/span><b>moist mixed semi-evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>moist mixed deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, canebrakes and grasslands. It is the largest salix swamp forest in north-eastern India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a <\/span><b>tropical monsoon climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a hot and wet summer and cool and usually dry winter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of Hollong, Nahor, Simul, Sissoo, Khair, and Jamun are commonly found.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asian Elephant, Wild Water Buffalo, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Fishing Cat, Jungle Cat, Hog Deer, Sambar Deer, and Barking Deer are commonly found.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-first-of-its-kind-species-of-parasitic-wasp-discovered-in-assams-dibru-saikhowa-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxyserphus narendrani is a new species of parasitic wasp discovered in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Assam. 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