Esolus nepalensis Jach 1982
Year: 2026
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Abstract: Esolus nepalensis Jäch, 1982 Fig. 1 C, D Esolus nepalensis Jäch, 1982: 91. Type material. Holotype ♂ (NMW / “ NHMW-ZOO-COL 0058117 ”) and 15 paratypes (NMW): Nepal, Bagmati Province, Sindhupalchok District: Sunkosi (or Sunkoshi) River at Lamosangu (or Lamosanghu), ca. 760 m a. s. l., ca. 27°45'18.7"N, 85°51'30.3"E, ca. 50 km ENE Kathmandu, 5. II. 1980, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ N 5 "). Additional material examined. India: Uttarakhand State: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, labeled ‘ Pauri Garhwal District, small stream, ca. 2 m wide (left tributary of Alaknanda River), in steep gorge with bushes, ca. 2 km upstream of Thamdar [village, junction], along road to Marud [village], ca. 8 km NE Srinagar [town], ca. 750 m a. s. l., ca. 30°13'53.4"N, 78°51'42.4"E, 11. XI. 2006, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ 8 ") ’ (NMW); 2 ♀♀, labeled ‘ Bageshwar District, Falda River, ca. 5–10 m wide, partly with larger boulders, left tributary of Saryu River, at Falda [village], ca. 15 km N Bageshwar [town], ca. 1020 m a. s. l., 29°55'11"N, 79°52'8"E, 14. XI. 2006, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ 20 ") ’ (NMW); 1 ♀, labeled ‘ Bageshwar District, Nagla [stream], ca. 0.5 m wide, flowing through pine forest, above Kafligaid [village], ca. 8 km SE Bageshwar, ca. 1350 m a. s. l., ca. 29°45'22"N, 79°45'31"E, 14. XI. 2006, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ 22 ") ’ (NMW). Nepal: Bagmati Province: 2 ♂♂, labeled ‘ Rapti River, Bhainse (or Bhaise), ca. 620 m a. s. l., ca. 27°30'33.8"N, 85°3'1.8"E, 19. II. 1982, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ N 21 ") ’ (NMW); 1 ex., labeled ‘ Sindhupalchok District, Lapse Khola, ca. 1600 m a. s. l., ca. 27°52'N, 85°39'E (elevation data and coordinates provided by the collector obviously imprecise), 11. IV. 1995, leg. H. Malicky’ (NMW). Gandaki Province: 1 ♂, labeled ‘ Bijayapur Khola (left tributary of Seti River), Pokhara, ca. 770 m a. s. l., ca. 28°11'38.3"N, 84°1'39.9"E, 22. II. 1982, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ N 25 ") ’ (NMW); 1 ♀, labeled ‘ Tanahun District, Chudi Khola at Bimalnagar, ca. 380 m a. s. l., ca. 27°57'13.2"N, 84°25'10.9"E, 10. XI, 1993, leg. O. Moog et al. (“ 13 ") ’ (NMW). Bhutan: Sarpang Province: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, labeled ‘ stream, ca. 3 m wide, with several furcations, steep, flowing from forest, Geylephug – Shemgang road, ca. 10 km NNE Geylephug Town, ca. 400 m a. s. l., 26°56'43"N, 90°31'29"E, 26. XI. 2005, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ 29 ") ’ (NMW); 1 ♂, labeled ‘ Bhur Khola [river], ca. 30 m wide, gravel banks, furcations, ca. 15 km NE Sarpang, ca. 390 m a. s. l., 26°55'29.0"N, 90°23'51.1"E, 27. XI. 2005, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ 30 ") ’ (NMW, Fig. 5); 1 ♂, labeled ‘ Dhara Chhu [stream], ca. 2 m wide, in steep gorge, large boulders, degraded forest, eastern slope of Sarpang – Damphu Pass, ca. 13 km SE Damphu Town, ca. 1700 m a. s. l., 26°56'52"N, 90°12'35"E, leg. M. A. Jäch (“ 31 ") ’ (NMW). Distribution. Originally described from Nepal (Bagmati Province), Esolus nepalensis is here recorded from India (Uttarakhand State), Bhutan (Sarpang Province), and from Gandaki Province of Nepal for the first time (Fig. 6).
Institutions: Guizhou University, Natural History Museum Vienna
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
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