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

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  • Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata − 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i3/2019/141308

Keywords:

Himalaya, India, Polycentropodidae, Trichoptera.

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.

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

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Working on Systematics of Caddisflies

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2019-08-06

How to Cite

Pandher, M. S. (2019). A New Species to the Genus <i>Nyctiophylax</i> Brauer (1865) (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(3), 234–237. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i3/2019/141308

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