1st Edition
Rhyacophilidae of India
The order Trichoptera is one of the sixth largest insect orders with over 16,000 species known globally. In India, this order is represented by about 1400 species only. The literature on the caddisflies of India so far has remained scattered and fragmented. This book documents all of the 184 species of one of the largest family of Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae. It details the taxonomic description of each species along with good-quality figures. The book will be a useful resource for studying the systematics and ecological aspects of caddisflies.
1. Introduction
2. Taxonomic attributes for delimiting Rhyacophilidae Family
3. Methods of Collection, Preservation and Identification
4. Rhyacophilidae Larvae
5. Checklist of the Caddisfly Family Rhyacophilidae (Insecta: Trichoptera) in India
6. Description of Indian species of Himalopsyche Banks, 1940
7. Description of Indian species of Rhyacophila Picktet, 1834
8. Ecological Services of Trichoptera (Rhyacophilidae)
9. Threats and Conservation of Trichoptera
Biography
Sajad Hussain Parey is assistant professor in the Department of Zoology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri, India. He has received extramural grants from several indian funding bodies, including the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Dr. Parey has published more than 50 research articles and described more than a hundred new species of caddisflies from the Indian Himalayas. He has visited several universities and research institutions worldwide, including Uniteed States, Thailand, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Austria.
Tabraq Ali is pursuing PhD in the Department of Zoology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri, India. He is working on the caddisflies of the North-Western Himalayas. Mr Ali has published research articles and book chapters in reputed national and international journals and presented his research at more than 10 national and international conferences and workshops.
Manpreet Singh Pandher works as a scientist at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). He has been working on the Indian Trichoptera for over a decade. Dr. Pandher has published more than 50 research articles and described more tham 100 new species of caddisflies from the Indian Himalayas. He has participated and presented his research in more than 50 national and international conferences. He has received extramural grants from the SERB, UGC, and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
