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Two new species of an Indian endemic genus Krishnacapritermes Chhotani (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Kerala part of the Western Ghats, India

Poovoli Aminaa Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre (Recognised Research Centre of Calicut University), Calicut, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Keloth Rajmohanab Isoptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India
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K. P. Dineshc Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Western Regional Centre (WRC), Pune, India
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Gopalan Ashad Department of Animal Science, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India
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Palatty Allesh Sinud Department of Animal Science, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India
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Jobin Mathewe Department of Zoology, CMS College, Kottayam, India
Pages 496-513 | Received 06 Apr 2019, Accepted 17 Oct 2019, Published online: 10 Nov 2019

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