Dolophilodes tibetana Kimmins 1955

Saini, Malkiat Singh & Pandher, Manpreet Singh, 2011, New species and records of the genus Dolophilodes Ulmer (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) from India, Zootaxa 3137, pp. 46-55 : 49-50

Dolophilodes tibetana Kimmins 1955

( Figs. 7–8 )

Material examined. INDIA: Uttrakhand: Gairsain (1,700 m), 20-vi-2010, Parey & Muzamil, 13. Arunachal Pradesh: Dirang (1,700 m), 6-x-2010, Vikram, Parey & Muzamil, 43; Lumla (2,900 m), 7-x-2010, Vikram, Parey & Muzamil, 13. Jammu& Kashmir: Chandanwari (2,200 m), 30-viii-2008, Raina & Parey, 13; Baisern (2,200 m), 1-ix-2008, Raina & Parey, 13; Bandipora (1,900 m), 8-ix-2008, Raina & Parey, 13. Uttrakhand: Saho (1,600 m), 13-ix-2008, Pandher & Parey, 63; Holi (1,900 m), 16-ix-2008, Pandher & Parey, 83; Shynachatti (2,300 m), 27- ix-2008, Pandher& Parey, 63. (All deposited in PUPM.)

Description. Adult male: Color in alcohol entirely fuscous except legs fulvous. Body covered with sparse, short and fuscous pubescence. Length of each forewing 8–9 mm; apical forks I–V present in each forewing; discoidal cell very short; median cell about 2X as long as discoidal cell; hindwings each with forks II–III and V present, fork I lacking; 3 anal veins running freely to the wing margin.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 7–8 ). Sternites VII and VIII without ventral processes. Segment IX reduced to narrow sclerotized band dorsally, anterolateral margins convex and posterolateral margins each with large concavity near base. Inferior appendages each 2- segmented, long, in lateral view basal segment wide and about 1.5X as long as apical segment, apical segment narrower and tapering toward apex. Segment X forming triangular hood, cleft mesally at its apex in dorsal view, forming 2 rounded lobes and with membranous central area basally. Preanal appendages clavate in side view, shorter than segment X and apically divergent. Retracted phallus sac-like with long, single spine.

Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttrakhand. Tibet: Valley of Digar Polu.

Figures

FIGURES 5 – 10. Dolophilodes spp. 5 – 6, Dolophilodes ornatula Kimmins male genitalia (from Kimmins 1955): 5, left lateral view; 6, dorsal view. 7 – 8, D. tibetana Kimmins male genitalia (from Kimmins 1955): 7, left lateral view; 8, dorsal view. 9 – 10, D. indica Martynov male genitalia (from Martynov 1935): 9, left lateral view; 10, dorsal view.