With reference to the recent discovery of Neoloboptera peninsularis, consider the following statements: 1. It is a new cockroach species discovered in Maharashtra by the Zoological Survey of India. 2. Its identification relied solely on traditional morphological characteristics. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A) 1 only — Statement 1 is correct as the species was discovered in Pune, Maharashtra by ZSI. Statement 2 is incorrect because the discovery utilized an integrative taxonomy approach, explicitly combining morphological analysis with advanced DNA barcoding and phylogenetic assessment.

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