Q. Melolontha arunachalensis, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?
Answer:
Beetle
Notes: Two new species of beetle were found in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and they were named Melolontha lachugensis and Melolontha arunachalensis.
These two new beetle species have been discovered in India after 127 years in the genus Melolontha, bringing the total number of Indian species to 12.