Stenopsyche himalayana Martynov, 1926

Pandher, Manpreet Singh, Thangavel, Kubendran, Basak, Saheli & Roy, Soumen, 2025, Genus Stenopsyche McLachlan, 1866 (Insecta: Trichoptera: Stenopsychidae) from Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 125 (2), pp. 123-130 : 124-126

Stenopsyche himalayana Martynov, 1926

( Figs. 9-12 )

1926. Stenopsyche himalayana Martynov , Eos . 2: 287.

Material Examined: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Siang Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve , 27. ii.2024, 28°33’32.8”N, 95°05’03.1”E, 388 m, 1♂, 1♀, Coll. T. Kubendran, ( HARC, ZSI Solan) Reg. No. HARC /I-10390 .

Diagnosis: Stenopsyche himalayana belongs to the S. martynovi Group and is related to S. marynovi Banks ,

1940. The body of tergum X is very long, narrow and ending in three lobes and the intermediate projections of

Pandher et al. X are large and tapering towards apex in S. himalayana whereas, in S. martynovi body of tergum X ends in two slender lobes and irregular shape; the intermediate projections of X are small and inserted beyond the middle of the length of the segment.

Distribution in India: Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya.

Elsewhere: China (Sichuan, Yunnan); Afghanistan; Pakistan; Laos; Vietnam; Nepal.

Genus Stenopsyche McLachlan, 1866 ( Insecta : Trichoptera : Stenopsychidae ) from Dihang-Dibang...

Figures

Figs. 9–12. Male genitalia of Stenopsyche himalayana Martynov, 1926. 9. left lateral; 10. dorsal; 11. inferior appendages, ventral; 12. phallus, left lateral.