{"id":131507,"date":"2026-11-01T12:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=131507"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:55:04","slug":"dysphaea-assamensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dysphaea-assamensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dysphaea Assamensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dysphaea Assamensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have formally described a new damselfly species, Dysphaea assamensis, from the Karbi Anglong District of Assam, India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dysphaea Assamensis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new <\/span><b>species of damselfly discovered in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It displays an extensive, <\/span><b>intricate blue dorsal pattern<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across its abdominal segments, setting it apart from all other known congeners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dysphaea assamensis brings the total number of <\/span><b>recognised global Dysphaea species to ten.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits undisturbed, <\/span><b>shaded forest streams, the species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Indo-Burma biological frontier.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What are Damselflies?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are a group of <\/span><b>predatory, aerial insects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are in the order <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/odonata-species\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Odonata<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat of Damselflies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Damselflies are found mainly <\/span><b>near shallow, freshwater habitats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are graceful fliers with slender bodies and long, filmy, net-veined wings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are generally <\/span><b>smaller, more delicate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and fly weakly in comparison with dragonflies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spreadwing damselflies are easy to identify as they hold their wings in a \u201cV\u201d shape over their abdomens.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-damselfly-species-from-assam-clarifies-decades-of-confusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dysphaea assamensis is a newly discovered damselfly species in Assam, known for its distinctive blue pattern and forest stream habitat. 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