Anisopleura group

Family Euphaeidae

Anisopleura comes

Hagen 1880
Elevation 500-2600m
Abdomen 36-40mm
Nepal Distribution: 
Godavari, Shiva Puri, Lamjung, Pokhara, Daman, Hetauda

As there are three Anisopleura on the south-westerly route out of the Valley. A. lestoides is the most common of the Anisopleura, then  A. comes is more common than A. subplatystyla. They tend to share the same habitat but seem to differ in seasonal timing. A. comes is usually earlier in the season than its close relative A. subplatystyla. The key identification feature of this species is the open elongated oval on the thorax. It is found all across North East India, and Nepal, and occurs in Punjab.

Male

Female

Anisopleura lestoides

Selys 1853

Elevation 700 -2500m

Abdomen 36-38mm

Nepal distribution: Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, Ilam, Hetauda

This is a species that Fraser said was common in North East India and in Uttarakhand and it is very common in Nepal. It is often found with A. subplatystyla sharing the same habitat and overlapping during part of the season. It is also most common in mid-elevations around 1200 to 1800m. I have seen it at many locations in Nepal and always on small streams. It seems to have a long presence from May to October. Males and females are similar having a spear-shaped mark on the thorax.

Male

Female

Anisopleura subplatystyla

Fraser 1927
Elevation 1500-2000m

Abdomen 34mm
Nepal Distribution: Godavari, Daman, Lamjung, Shiva Puri

Fraser said this one was known mostly from Northeast India, Meghalaya, and Shillong. It is not very common in Nepal and not many records exist. I have found it in four locations so far. These photos of a male and female are from a small roadside stream off the Daman highway where a water mill is located. The distinguishing feature is the oval doughnut-shaped mark on the thorax dorsum.

Male

Female