Four new species of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur (Trichoptera: Lepidostomatidae) from the Indian Himalayas, with a checklist to its Indian species
Author
Saini, Malkiat S.
Author
Parey, Sajad H.
text
Zootaxa
2011
3062
25
36
journal article
46159
10.5281/zenodo.206992
09df9d71-9079-4947-ad5b-99d1d286f4a8
1175-5326
206992
Lepidostoma dirangense
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 13–19
)
Male: Dark brown. Scapes (
Figs. 18–19
) each 1.44 mm, with single basal process. Maxillary palps (
Fig. 19
) each 1.12 mm, 2-segmented, equal in size, apical segment dilated. Length of each forewing 9.7 mm. Wing venation and setae as in
Fig. 17
.
Male genitalia (
Figs. 13–16
): Segment IX triangular dorsally. Segment X deeply excised at its centre to base, each half divided 3/4ths to base, resulting in 4 lobes, lateral lobes with apices dilated, middle lobes slightly shorter than lateral lobes and apically pointed in dorsal view. Inferior appendages each single segmented, with 3 branches: apex of main branch long, slender to dilated apex, curved mesad and sometimes crossing its counterpart; second branch (probably second article) short and sometimes crossing its counterpart; and slender basodorsal process directed dorsad. Phallus with slightly notched apex in ventral view, membranous, phallobase dilated, phallicata slender, parameres short.
Diagnosis.
This species somewhat resembles
Lepidostoma tesarum
Mosely
, of the
L
.
ferox
Branch
, but differs from the later by segment X having dorsolateral processes slightly longer and dilated apically, and dorosomesal processes triangular. Dorsally the inferior appendages each have the main branch long and clubbed apically. Maxillary palps each have the 2nd segment club-shaped. The postcubital fold of the forewing is long, almost touching the wing margin.
Etymology.
The name of the species is based on the locality “Dirang” from where the
type
specimen was collected.
Material examined.
Holotype
3
INDIA
: Arunachal Pradesh, Dirang,
1600 m
,
07-x-2010
. Material deposited in the Museum of the Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala.
India
.