The species is widely distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins. It is recorded from Nepal, India (Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal) (Subba Rao 1989), Bangladesh and Myanmar (Ramakrishna and Dey 2007). A record from the United Kingdom needs verification. This species was found from the middle reaches of the Ganges River and its tributaries originating in the Himalayan foothills.