Two new species and 2 first records of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur, 1842 (Trichoptera: Lepidostomatidae) from the Indian Himalayas

Authors

SAJAD HUSSAIN PAREY
MALKIAT SINGH SAINI

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1211-37

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur, 1842 from the Indian Himalayas are described and illustrated, namely Lepidostoma curvatum sp. nov. from Tato (Arunachal Pradesh) and Lepidostoma mechukaense sp. nov. from Mechuka (Arunachal Pradesh). Lepidostoma liber Malicky, 2007 from Loomla (Arunachal Pradesh) and Lepidostoma simplex Kimmins, 1964 from Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) are first reported from India. With this addition of these 4 species, the genus Lepidostoma is now represented by 45 species from India.

Keywords

Description, diagnosis, caddisfly, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

First Page

768

Last Page

772

Recommended Citation

PAREY, SAJAD HUSSAIN and SAINI, MALKIAT SINGH (2013) "Two new species and 2 first records of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur, 1842 (Trichoptera: Lepidostomatidae) from the Indian Himalayas," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 37: No. 6, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1211-37
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol37/iss6/15