{"id":74452,"date":"2025-11-21T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74452"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:02:57","slug":"protidricerus-albocapitatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/protidricerus-albocapitatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Protidricerus albocapitatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Protidricerus albocapitatus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, scientists have discovered a new species of owlfly in Kerala after 134 years and named it Protidricerus albocapitatus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Protidricerus albocapitatus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>was found in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Nedumkayam forest in Malappuram <\/span><b>district of Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>species of owlfly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belongs to the family Myrmeleontidae and order Neuroptera.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this addition, Kerala now hosts five known species of owlflies, and <\/span><b>India\u2019s total rises to 37.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>white tufted head<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and clubbed antennae.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Owlflies<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They belong to the <\/span><b>order Neuroptera,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comprising <\/span><b>holometabolous insects.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Characteristics of Owlflies<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Habitat: Adult<\/b> <b>owlflies perch on blades<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of grass growing in lateritic soils and also in village households, surrounded by dense vegetation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The two distinguishing characteristics of owlflies are their long, clubbed antennae and their bulging eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some species of owlflies develop <\/span><b>some color in their wings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after their emergence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Behaviour<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They become <\/span><b>active <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during <\/span><b>dusk and take flight.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>aerial predators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feeding on other insects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>release<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a strong, <\/span><b>musk-like chemical to deter enemies.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reproduction:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Usually lay their eggs in groups at the tips of limbs and twigs. The <\/span><b>female creates a protective shield below the eggs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order to prevent predators from reaching them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/new-owlfly-species-discovered-from-kerala-after-134-years\/article70298131.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protidricerus albocapitatus was found in the Nedumkayam forest in Malappuram district of Kerala. 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