{"id":132236,"date":"2026-11-06T14:57:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=132236"},"modified":"2026-11-06T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:27:55","slug":"liocheles-similipalensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/liocheles-similipalensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Liocheles similipalensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Liocheles similipalensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently discovered a new scorpion species named Liocheles similipalensis\u00a0 in Odisha.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Liocheles similipalensis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>scorpion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in <\/span><b>Odisha\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/similipal-tiger-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\">Similipal Tiger Reserve<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species was recorded at an elevation of approximately 1,000 metres above sea level in a <\/span><b>tropical moist deciduous forest within the reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is <\/span><b>lithophilic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning it <\/span><b>prefers rocky habitats.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The specimens were predominantly<\/span><b> found in rock crevices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and taking shelter beneath rocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At present, it is known only from its type locality in Similipal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scorpions were classified under the <\/span><b>genus Liocheles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on the <\/span><b>presence of setae (small hair-like structures) beneath tarsomere II,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>segment of their legs.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It marks the first confirmed record of the genus Liocheles in Odisha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measuring between <\/span><b>44 and 53 mm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in length, the scorpion has a predominantly <\/span><b>dark black body with a glossy, iridescent bluish sheen.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also differs from the six previously known Liocheles species in several physical features.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These include<\/span><b> variations in the patterns of ridges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rough surfaces on different body parts, as well as the proportions of its median eyes. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mid-day.com\/news\/india-news\/article\/researchers-discover-new-scorpion-species-in-similipal-tiger-reserve-name-it-liocheles-similipalensis-23658585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>MD<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liocheles similipalensis is a new species of scorpion discovered in Odisha\u2019s Similipal Tiger 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