New records of Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from India Author Pandher, Manpreet Singh 0000-0002-8045-7267 mpandher. iari @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8045 - 7267 mpandher.iari@gmail.com Author Kaur, Simarjit 0000-0003-1280-0550 simarjit 485 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1280 - 0550 simarjit485@gmail.com Author Garima, Deepti 0000-0002-1336-4343 deeptigarima 161 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1336 - 4343 deeptigarima161@gmail.com Author Dubey, Anil Kumar 0000-0003-0831-9780 Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Haddo, Port Blair, India- 744102 & anil. 2 kd @ gmail. com; http: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0831 - 9780 anil.2kd@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2021 2021-12-02 5072 5 463 477 journal article 3141 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.5.3 9293a8f6-632e-45b7-a93e-901d352136e2 1175-5326 5749045 AA5D14DD-1C25-495E-A5D2-7A609953A176 Polyplectropus amphion Malicky 1997 , NEW RECORD FOR INDIA ( Figs 12–16 ) Polyplectropus amphion Malicky 1997a , 222, plate 6, Nepal . Material examined. India : West Bengal , Suntalikhola , 27°00’48.20”N , 88º47’16.00”E , 24.ix.2018 , Pathania & party ( NZC ), 1 male . Diagnosis. The male genitalia of this species are similar to those of P. jotham Malicky 1993 (also reported from Nepal ). However, in P. amphion , the preanal appendages are very broad, leaf-like in lateral view; the spiniform processes of the preanal appendages are strongly directed dorsad in lateral view; and the inferior appendages are broad basally, each with a spine-like, arched process at mid-length on the mesal surface and visible in ventral view. In contrast, in P. jotham , the preanal appendages are not as broad (only finger–like) and narrow in lateral view; the spiniform processes of the preanal appendages are not strongly bent; and the inferior appendages are broad but without any spines or arched processes at mid-length on the mesal surface in ventral view. Distribution. India ( West Bengal ), Nepal .