Dipseudopsis doehleri Ulmer, 1929

Pandher, Manpreet Singh & Garima, Deepti, 2020, New record of Dipseudopsis doehleri Ulmer, 1929 (Trichoptera: Dipseudopsidae) from Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (3), pp. 267-269 : 268-269

Dipseudopsis doehleri Ulmer, 1929 ( Figure 1-7 )

1929. Dipseudopsis doehleri Ulmer, Deut. Entomol. Z. , 3: 189- 190

Material examined: India: Manipur; Down Stream Marueti River, Zeilad Wildlife Sanctuary , 24º53’44” N 93º22’54”E, 30.iii.2019, 2 males and 3 females, Singh & party (NZC) .

Diagnostic Characters: Male; body and the appendages dark brown. Forewing length 17 mm; dark brown with distinct translucent spots: one triangular spot between R 1 and Cu1, one spot at the apex of the wing with an incision at forks II and III and a spot near the cross-vein of R and Cu at the base of the wing. Beside these three distinct characteristic spots, two other spots are also present, one just beneath the subcosta and the other at the anal region Hindwing much translucent than forewing with a large triangular spot at the apical region.

The modified mesoapicalspur ( Figure 3 ) is unbranched, slightly longer than adjacent spur, almost basal 2/3 unmodified, apical 1/3 twisted at 180° into short spiral, apical point directed mesad.

Female: Forewing light brown without any translucent spots as in males Hindwing translucent than forewing without any spots.

Distribution: India (Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur); Myanmar; Thailand.

Figures

Figures 1-7. Dipseudopsis doehlri Ulmer, 1929. 1. Habitus; 2. Maxillary palps and Lacin- ia (proboscis) left lateral view; 3. Mesoapical spur of hind tibia; 4. Forewing dorsal (male); 5. Hindwing dorsal (male); 6. Forewing dorsal (female); 7. Hindwing dorsal (female).