Lepidostomatidae of India Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation

About this book

This reference book comprehensively delves into the systematics, taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and behaviour of the family Lepidostomatidae (order Trichoptera) in India. The chapters cover biogeography and distribution patterns, conservation status, functional traits, and management of Lepidostomatidae. The book also provides insights into the morphological and molecular techniques employed for identification, allowing for a deeper understanding of the intricate characteristics that define the caddisflies. The work examines detailed methods for the collection, preservation, and identification of Lepidostomatidae specimens. It also examines the threats faced by Trichoptera, particularly Lepidostomatidae, and sheds light on the challenges that endanger their survival in the current scenario of climate change. In the final section, the book explores the crucial roles Lepidostomatidae played in aquatic ecosystems. This book is useful to upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, academicians, and researchers of entomology, zoology, and environmental sciences.

Contents

Foreword
Preface

1. General Section
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Methods of Collection, Preservation, and Identification
1.3. General Morphology 
1.4. An Updated Checklist of the Caddisfly Family Lepidostomatidae (Insecta: Trichoptera) in India.

2. Systematic Section.
2.1. Genus Lepidostoma Rambur
2.2. Genus Paraphlegopteryx Ulmer
2.3  Zephyropsyche Weaver 

3. Ecological Section
3.1. Physiological adaptation
3.2. Ecological Services
3.3. Threats and Conservation of Trichoptera
3.4. Future directions for the research on Lepidostomatidae

Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index

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Biography

Sajad Hussain Parey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India. He has published more than 60 research articles in national and international journals of repute & has described more than a hundred new species of caddisflies from the Indian Himalayas. He has also published four authored books with national and international book publishing houses. He has visited different universities & research institutions in the USA, Thailand, KSA, and Austria related to his research work. Dr Parey has received extramural grants from several Indian funding bodies, including NMHS, SERB, J&K IC & ST and UGC.

Zahid Hussain is pursuing a PhD in Entomology from the Department of Zoology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has completed his M.Sc. in Zoology from Dr B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra, India. He is working on the Systematics and Phylogenetic studies of the caddisflies of the North-West Himalayas in India. He has published many research articles in reputed journals. He is also the author of many book chapters. He also worked as a Research Fellow under the NMHS-MoEF & CC, Govt. of India sponsored project.

Aquib Majeed is pursuing a PhD in Entomology from the Department of Zoology at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India. He has completed his M.Sc. in Zoology from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. He is working on the caddisflies of the North-Western Himalayas. Mr. Aquib has published many research articles and book chapters in reputed national and international journals and presented his research at more than 15 national and international conferences and workshops. He has worked as a Project Associate in various Research Projects sanctioned by various research agencies of the Government of India, such as NMHS and SERB.