New Species and New Records of Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from India
Author
Kaur, Simarjit
Author
Garima, Deepti
Author
Pandher, Manpreet Singh
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-03-03
4747
2
350
360
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4747.2.7
a80f275c-a61f-4a5b-a6fe-ddd05d42c73f
1175-5326
3694852
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Chimarra kailishchandrai
Malicky 1997a
, NEW RECORD for North Andaman Island
Chimarra kailishchandrai
Malicky 1997a
, 220
Material examined.
India
:
Andaman
&
Nicobar Islands
; Diglipur, Kalpong,
13
°
14’12.7” N
92
°
58’21.4” E
,
8.viii.2019
, Dubey (ZSIANRC),
1 male
.
FIGURES 1–5.
Chimarra gangtokensis
sp. nov.
, male genitalia. 1, left lateral; 2, dorsal; 3, right inferior appendage, ventral; 4, phallus, left lateral; 5, phallus, ventral.
Diagnosis
.
Chimarra kailishchandrai
is similar to
Chimarra nepalensis
Kimmins 1964
and many other species which have segment IX with anterior and posterior edges almost parallel in lateral view. All of these species have very long and broad inferior appendages, but
C. kailischandrai
has a very long and distinct shape of the lateral lobes of tergum X (bent S-shaped).
Distribution.
India
(Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
)
Remarks
: The spelling of the species epithet is unfortunate. In the original description, Malicky (1997) consistently spelled the epithet as “kailishchandrai” and provided the following etymology: “This beautiful species is dedicated to Dr. Kailish Chandra with compliments.” Dr. Chandra’s given name is actually spelled Kailash. Because there is no evidence of an inadvertent error in the original publication itself, The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999
, as amended 2020, Article 32) precludes emendation of the original spelling.