Three new species of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur (Lepidostomatidae: Trichoptera) from India

Sajad H Parey; John C Morse; Manpreet S Pandher

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4136.1.10

Three new species of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur (Lepidostomatidae: Trichoptera) from India

Zootaxa. 2016 Jul 5;4136(1):181-7. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.1.10.

Authors

Sajad H Parey¹, John C Morse², Manpreet S Pandher³

Affiliations

¹ Research and Training Centre for Pollinators, Pollinizers and Pollination Management, Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST), Shalimar, India 190025; Email: unknown.
² The Clemson University Arthropod Collection, Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0310, USA.; Email: unknown.
³ Department of Zoology, Punjab University Chandigarh, India, 160014; Email: unknown.

PMID: 27395712
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.1.10

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur are described and illustrated from the Indian Himalaya: Lepidostoma trilobatum sp. nov., L. lidderwatense sp. nov., and L. sainii sp. nov., all belonging to the Lepidostoma ferox Branch. With these new additions, the genus Lepidostoma is now represented by 50 species in India and over 450 species globally.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Female
India
Insecta / anatomy & histology
Insecta / classification*
Insecta / growth & development
Male
Organ Size