Two new species of Glossosoma subgenus Glossosoma (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae) from India.
Two new species of the genus Glossosoma (Glossosoma) Curtis are described and illustrated: G. (G.) dirangense sp. nov, and G. (G.) sikkimnense sp. nov. from Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh) and Lachen (Sikkim), respectively. Glossosoma (G.) dirangense most closely resembles G. (G.) mnoselyi Kimmins 1953, but the males of these species can be distinguished by differences in the shapes of abdominal segments IX and X. Glossosoma (G.) sikkimense most closely resembles G. (G.) fissumn Martynov 1935 and G. (G.) caudatum Martynov 1931, but the male of G. (G.) sikkimense can be distinguished from these other species by differences in the shapes of abdominal segment X, sternite VI ventral process, and the phallus.
Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala (India) 147002. saini20@hotmail.com
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Vikram S
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D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D007194:India; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size