Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, Femi E Benny, Ranjith AP

GK Today |  October 7, 2024

Entomologists from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) have found a new species of potter wasp in Arunachal Pradesh, in the Eastern Himalayas. The wasp is named Pseumenes siangensis, after the Siang Valley where it was discovered. This discovery shows how rich the region’s biodiversity is and emphasizes the need for more research on insects in the area.