In a major scientific discovery, a Mumbai-based doctor, Dr Dattaprasad Sawant, formerly associated with KEM Hospital, along with a team of wildlife researchers, has identified seven new species of damselflies in the biodiverse Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The findings have been published in the reputable scientific journal Zootaxa.The research was authored by Dr Dattaprasad Sawant, Shantanu Joshi, Ujwala Pawar, Fahim Khan, Viraj Nawge, and Krushnamegh Kunte. 

Calicnemia mimumkoa - Epsilon Oread. Pics/Dr Dattaprasad Sawant