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

Pages : 768-772

Doi:10.3906/yer-1202-2

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Arunachal Pradesh); and Lepidostoma mechukaense sp. nov. from Mechuka insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Arunachal Pradesh);. Lepidostoma liber Malicky, 2007 from Loomla insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Arunachal Pradesh); and Lepidostoma simplex Kimmins, 1964 from Pithoragarh insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 : Key words Description, diagnosis, caddisfly, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand