Peucela acutativalva Qi & Li, 2020 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): An addition to the Indian fauna.

Peucela acutativalva Qi & Li, 2020 is reported from the Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. The specimens examined are slightly different from those described by Qi et al. (2020).

Exploring the Antioxidant Potential of Methanolic Extracts of Wild Medicinal and Edible Mushrooms from Darma Valley, Pithoragaph, Kumaun (Himalaya, India).

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the methanolic extracts of nine species of wild edible mushrooms (WEM) native to the Darma Valley in the Kumaun Himalaya region. The investigation encompasses the assessment of various biochemical attributes, including total phenolics (TP), total flavonoids (TF), total tannins (TT) contents, the ABTS assay, and the DPPH radical scavenging assay. Among the nine WEM species examined, Clavatia craniiformis stands out for displaying the highest antioxidant capacities, indicated by exceptional TP (54.