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A New Species to the Genus Nyctiophylax Brauer (1865) (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from India


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This is another addition to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna of India. Here a new species Nyctiophylax malickyii sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Himachal Pradesh. The genus is now represented by 4 species from India.

Keywords

Himalaya, India, Polycentropodidae, Trichoptera.
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  • A New Species to the Genus Nyctiophylax Brauer (1865) (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from India

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Authors

Manpreet Singh Pandher
Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata − 700053, West Bengal, India

Abstract


This is another addition to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna of India. Here a new species Nyctiophylax malickyii sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Himachal Pradesh. The genus is now represented by 4 species from India.

Keywords


Himalaya, India, Polycentropodidae, Trichoptera.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv119%2Fi3%2F2019%2F141308