• P DHOTTAMMA
• J. EBANASAR
• SHEEJA B D
• KAYALVIZHI. R

In the present investigation the terrestrial leech Haemadipsa sylvestris is reported for the first time from Nilgiris part of Western Ghats. This species originally reported from West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh. This species is found in O valley near Gudalur (11027’11”N &76030’12”E), at an elevation of 1,072m above msl. This species is commonly called “Ramar Attai” as vernacular name. The results are documented based on the morphological characters.

Land leech, Haemadipsa sylvestris, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

"New Record Of The Terrestrial Leech Haemadipsa Sylvestris (Blanchard,1894) From The Biodiversity Hot Spot Of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Tamilnadu, India)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no.d377-d379, October-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210358.pdf

"New Record Of The Terrestrial Leech Haemadipsa Sylvestris (Blanchard,1894) From The Biodiversity Hot Spot Of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Tamilnadu, India)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no. ppd377-d379, October-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210358.pdf