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Haemadipsa lolegaonensis
· Haemadipsidae
External morphology
Eyes 3 and 4 are separated by one annuli. Large sized, slender robust body. Colour in live is ash. Mid dorsal yellowish field bears two discontinuous median black line. Ventral region creamed coloured. Three blackish stripes broader than H. sylvestris on the dorsal region. Dorsal region with no tubercles. Anterior sucker having little deep areas of mouth. Posterior sucker almost round. Sucker rays 82. Male and female pore separated by 5 annuli
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Terrestrial
- Region
- Asia
- Recorded from
- West Bengal India
Junior synonyms
Haemadipsa lolegaoensis
Original description
Chandrakanta,K. and Himani,Tariyal and Naiwal,P. and Thakur,D. and Ghosh,Shyamasree, 20210155267, English, Journal article, India, 0970-9304, 31, (1), Bhubaneswar, Journal of Applied Zoological Researches, (81–85), Applied Zoologists Research Association, Haemadipsa lolegaonsis sp. nov. (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae): a new leech from West Bengal, India., (2020)