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Deuterophlebia Edwards, 1922 (Diptera: Deuterophlebiidae) an Enigmatic Primitive Diptera (Insecta) from Kashmir Himalaya
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- 1. Aquatic Ecology Lab, Department of Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, India.
- 2. 2Department of Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, India.
- 3. 3Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, #130, Santhome High Road, Chennai-670028, India
- 4. Department of Botany, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, Pin-190006, India.
- 5. G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, Pin-263643, India.
Description
Mountain midges (Deuterophlebiidae) are cold water hill stream insects restricted to Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Deuterophlebiidae is believed to be a primitive lineage of Diptera and so educes a considerable degree of interest in aquatic entomologists. Due to their restricted geographic distribution and specialized habitats, very little information is available on these primitive enigmatic insects from India. Here we report the discovery of a larva of mountain midge from Kashmir Himalaya after a time gap of forty nine years.
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