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Conoid tail in both sexes; the male tail tip broadly rounded without mucro and female tail tip pointed or spike-like projection. Gubernaculum absent, rose-thorn-shaped spicules with relatively high condylus \u2013 rounded to truncate. This species is also distinguished by its biogeography and host plant, as it is collected from\n                    <jats:italic>Ficus amplissima.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Further, it is characterised by molecular sequences of 18S SSU, 28S D2\u2013D3, Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I (\n                    <jats:italic>COI<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS). Molecular comparisons of the Indian population of\n                    <jats:italic>Ficophagus siddiqii<\/jats:italic>\n                    n. sp. with other\n                    <jats:italic>Ficophagus<\/jats:italic>\n                    species using D2\u2013D3, SSU,\n                    <jats:italic>COI, and ITS sequences revealed a<\/jats:italic>\n                    clear separation of\n                    <jats:italic>Ficophagus siddiqii<\/jats:italic>\n                    n. sp. from other\n                    <jats:italic>Ficophagus<\/jats:italic>\n                    species.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0022149x26102363","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T09:02:47Z","timestamp":1790758967000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Description of\n                    <i>Ficophagus siddiqii<\/i>\n                    n. sp. 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