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- Three antlion species from the tribe Palparini have been recorded for the first time in Kerala in the Western Ghats region.
- The species recorded are Indopalpares pardus, Palpares contrarius and Stenares harpyia.
- Indopalpares pardus was found in Vazhayur in Malappuram district.
- It was earlier recorded from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha.
- Earlier presence of Palpares contrarius was reported in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram.
- Stenares harpyia was found in Gavi in Pathanamthitta, Thirunelly and Vallakkadavu in Idukki and was earlier limited to Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

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