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A new species is being described from Indian Himalaya based on the material collected during different expeditions. Plectrocnemia fischeri sp. nov is being described from Chopta (Uttarakhand). Additional material is also being represented from collections made in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim as well as recent collection from Uttarakhand (2016) and Arunachal Pradesh (2018).

Keywords

Biodiversity, Caddisflies, Himalaya, India, Male Genitalia, Species.

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An Updated Checklist of Family Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 (Insecta: Trichoptera) from India

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Manpreet Singh Pandher ¹, Kailash Chandra ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 119, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 64-68

Abstract

An updated checklist of the Caddisflies belonging to the one of most diverse family Hydropsychidae Curtis, (1835) of order Trichoptera is prepared based on the recent published scientific records as well as online resources. To remove disparity, the species localities are put into the current Indian states which were earlier united or were part of original state based on the type locality mentioned in the original description of species. At present the family Hydropsychidae is represented by 4 subfamilies, 15 genera and 128 species from India.

Keywords

Caddisflies, Checklist, Distribution, India, Trichoptera.

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A New Species to the Genus Nyctiophylax Brauer (1865) (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from India

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Authors

Manpreet Singh Pandher ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata − 700053, West Bengal, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 119, No 3 (2019), Pagination: 234-237

Abstract

This is another addition to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna of India. Here a new species Nyctiophylax malickyii sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Himachal Pradesh. The genus is now represented by 4 species from India.

Keywords

Himalaya, India, Polycentropodidae, Trichoptera.

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Genus Chimarra Stephens, 1829 (Insecta: Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) from Suntalekhola Biodiversity Camp, Neora Valley, National Park, West Bengal

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Authors

Manpreet Singh Pandher ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 120, No 2 (2020), Pagination: 113-122

Abstract

This paper deals with the diversity of the genus Chimarra Stephens, 1829 collected by the light trap from Suntalekhola Biodiversity Camp. Seven species of the genus Chimarra, viz. C. biungulata Kimmins, 1964, C. fenestrata Kimmins, 1964, C. nigra Kimmins, 1964, C. nepalensis Kimmins, 1964, C. sikkimensis Pandher & Saini, 2012, C. rifati Pandher & Saini, 2012 and C. aberrans Martynov, 1935 are recorded from this single locality in one night light trap collection. Further, presently reported C. nepalensis and C. fenestrata form its first record from India and West Bengal as well. Apart from that, C. nigra, C. rifati and C. sikkimensis constitute first state records for West Bengal. We also consider C. dibangensis Pandher & Saini, 2013 and C. reyangensis Ghosh & Chaudhury, 1999 as synonyms of C. biungulata Kimmins, 1964 on the basis of resemblance of the male genitalia examined during this study.

Keywords

Caddisflies. New Record, Species, Synonym.

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