Dipendra Nath Basu

TL;DR: This study provides an identification key for all the Indian species based on wing color patterns and the male genitalia and describes and illustrates early stages, larval host plants, parasitoids and other aspects of the reproductive biology of Indian Tarucus.

TL;DR: The new species is compared in external and male genital morphology, genetic divergence and geographic range with three similar and closely related species: T. boisduvalii, T. sumatrensis and T. rhesus.

TL;DR: Advanced X-ray microtomography was used to delineate internal, native morphology of specialized larval dew patches, nectar glands, and tactile ciliary organs that mediate interactions between Crematogaster ants and caterpillars of the obligate myrmecophilous Apharitis lilacinus butterfly, providing novel 3-D insights into the native structure and positions of these specialized organs in unmatched detail.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used mimetic butterfly communities of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot to show that mimicry in these communities was driven by decoupled evolution of two key traits (flight morphology and color patterns) of defended and mimetic prey species.

TL;DR: Based on the external morphology (wing patterns) as well as the male genitalia, the first confirmed records of the species from Agasthyamalais and Kodagu in the southern Western Ghats, are provided here.