{"id":48327,"date":"2025-05-26T17:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48327"},"modified":"2025-05-29T17:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:49:28","slug":"caliphaea-sinuofurcata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/caliphaea-sinuofurcata\/","title":{"rendered":"Caliphaea sinuofurcata"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Caliphaea sinuofurcata Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Scientists have identified a new species of damselfly, Caliphaea Sinuofurcata, from Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n<h2>About Caliphaea sinuofurcata<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a\u00a0<strong>new species of damselfly.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was discovered during biodiversity surveys in the\u00a0<strong>Upper Siang and Lower Dibang Valley\u00a0<\/strong>districts of\u00a0<strong>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Proposed to be called\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0<strong>\u201cBearded Bronzeback,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0this stunning insect marks only the\u00a0<strong>second species of the genus Caliphaea recorded in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>While the genus Caliphaea is known from parts of Southeast Asia and China, only one species \u2014<strong>\u00a0C. confusa\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 was previously\u00a0<strong>recorded in India over 165 years ago.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Features of Caliphaea sinuofurcata<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The species is visually captivating with the presence of\u00a0<strong>dense, black, beard-like bristlesaround\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0<strong>mouthparts\u00a0<\/strong>of both males and females.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>These hair-like setae on the labium and labrum inspired the\u00a0<strong>proposed English name \u2014 the Bearded Bronzeback.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The name\u00a0<strong>sinuofurcata\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 from the Latin words sinuosus (wavy or sinuous) and furcatus (forked) \u2014\u00a0<strong>refers to the twisted, bifurcated shape of<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>paraproct,\u00a0<\/strong>a\u00a0<strong>tail structure used for mating and species recognition.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The damselfly gleams in\u00a0<strong>metallic copper-green hues,<\/strong>\u00a0with slender wings faintly tinted in brown, and a body adorned with subtle yellow and olive markings.<\/li>\n<li>It inhabits small, rocky seasonal streams in broadleaf evergreen forests at elevations around 1200 to 1300 meters above sea level.<\/li>\n<li>Individuals were observed flying low and perching on vegetation near the water, in dappled sunlight.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Caliphaea sinuofurcata FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0What is Caliphaea sinuofurcata?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a new species of damselfly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0Caliphaea sinuofurcata was found in which Indian state?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Arunachal Pradesh<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the proposed common name for\u00a0<i>Caliphaea sinuofurcata<\/i>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Bearded Bronzeback<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/northeasttoday.in\/2025\/05\/24\/new-damselfly-species-caliphaea-sinuofurcata-discovered-in-arunachal-pradesh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NET<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caliphaea sinuofurcata is a newly discovered species of damselfly, adding to the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems and insect 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