Abstract
Four new species of the genus Trichodromeus Luze, 1903 are described and illustrated: T. acutipenis Shavrin, sp.n., T. jaegeri Shavrin, sp.n. and T. kaliyuga Shavrin, sp.n. from Nepal, and T. trilobatus Shavrin, sp.n. from Pakistan (Azad Kashmir). A key to species and distribution maps for all Nepalese species are provided. The genus is recorded from Nepal for the first time.
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