Some nivicolous species of Lamproderma and Meriderma from the Himalayan Mountains of northwestern India

A detailed morphological examination of 12 specimens representing seven species in the genera Lamproderma and Meriderma collected from snowbank habitats in the Himalayan Mountains in northwestern India was carried out. Two of the specimens are described herein as Lamproderma spinisporum , a species new to science. In addition, the material from northwestern India is compared with other similar taxa belonging to the genus Lamproderma . Light microscope photographs and scanning electron micrographs of the most representative morphological characters are provided.