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The genus Tarucus Moore, [1881] (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in the Indian Subcontinent
Dipendra Nath Basu,Paresh V. Churi,Abhay Soman,Ashok Sengupta,Milind Bhakare,Swapnil A. Lokhande,Sunil Bhoite,Blanca Huertas,Krushnamegh Kunte +8 more
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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.Abstract:
Tarucus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) is a group of Afro-Oriental butterflies, with the Indian Subcontinent being one of its centers of diversity with eight species. In this study, we provide a taxonomic and nomenclatural review of these species based on morphology (male genitalia) and type specimens, and designate lectotypes in the Natural History Museum, London, and the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, for the following names: Tarucus callinara nigra Bethune-Baker, [1918], Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886, Tarucus venosus hazara Evans, 1932, Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882, Tarucus alteratus Moore, 1882, Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886, Tarucus bengalensis Bethune-Baker, [1918], Tarucus theophrastus indica Evans, 1932, Castalius ananda de Niceville, [1884], Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, [1918]. We also describe previously unrecognized variation within Tarucus balkanica nigra that has caused confusion in the past. We then discuss aspects of their natural history and spatio-temporal distribution. We describe and illustrate early stages, larval host plants, parasitoids and other aspects of the reproductive biology of Indian Tarucus. Finally, we provide an identification key for all the Indian species based on wing color patterns and the male genitalia.read more
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Confirmation, distribution and updated status of Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882 in Bangladesh.
Kawsar Khan,Amit Kumer Neogi +1 more
TL;DR: From several excursions in the diverse regions of Bangladesh, the presence of T. venosus is recorded from Gazipur, Manikgonj, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Narsingdi, Rajshahi and Sylhet at different times of the year, which strongly confirm the presence and wide-ranging distribution of the butterfly.
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Book Review: Butterflies of the Garo Hills by S. Sondhi., K. Kunte, G. Agavekar, R. Lovalekar, K. Tokekar. (2013). Samrakshan Trust (New Delhi), Titli Trust (Dehradun) and Indian Foundation for Butterflies (Bengaluru), xvi+200pp.
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Rejoinder: On the identification of Indian butterflies in the book on Butterflies of the Garo Hills
TL;DR: Rejoinder: On the identification of Indian butterflies in the book on Butterflies of the Garo Hills.
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Reply: Final notes on the identification and misidentification of butterflies of the Garo Hills
TL;DR: In this paper, the identification and misidentification of butterflies of the Garo Hills is discussed. But the identification of butterflies is not restricted to butterflies of a single species only.
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