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

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

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