Abstract
The Indian species of Ammoplanellus Gussakovskij, 1931 are reviewed and two new species, namely A. keralaensis and A. smithi Tessy, Girish Kumar & Sureshan sp. nov. are described. A key to the species of Ammoplanellus Gussakovskij from the Oriental region is provided.
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