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Two new species of the genus Oryctopterus (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Oryctopinae) from India, with some notes on biology

  • 1. Department of Agricultural Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University,Vellayani PO, Trivandrum-695 522, Kerala, India.

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Hiremath, S.R., Prathapan, K.D. (2021): Two new species of the genus Oryctopterus (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Oryctopinae) from India, with some notes on biology. European Journal of Taxonomy 748 (1): 108-137, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.748.1349, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.748.1349

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