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A redescription ofOmmatobrephus lobatum mehra, 1928 with a note on validity of some species

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Ommatobrephus lobatum Mehra, 1928, has been redescribed from specimens collected fromVaranus bengalensis andTropiodonotus piscator at Gyanpur, Varanasi. The speciesO. lobatum najii, O. nicolli, O. chauhani andO. bengalensis is considered synonym ofO. lobatum.

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  1. K. C. Pandey

    Present address: Zoology Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India

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  1. Zoology Department, K. N. Govt. College, Gyanpur, Varanasi

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Communicated by Dr B. S. Chauhan,f.a.sc.

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Pandey, K.C. A redescription ofOmmatobrephus lobatum mehra, 1928 with a note on validity of some species. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 70, 118–126 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052220

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