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The genus Tarucus Moore, [1881] (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in the Indian Subcontinent

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

Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India

We present a systematic, updated checklist of larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot. This includes recent new records, with a total of approximately 834 plant species/groups belonging to 88 families

Lycaenidae parasitoids from peninsular India with description of four new species of microgastrine wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) along with new insights on host relationships

In the comprehensive rearing of lepidopterans from peninsular India, eleven species of Lycaenidae were parasitized by ten species of wasps.

A new species of Parapanteles Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India reared from Abisara echeria Stoll (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) with key to the Indian Parapanteles species

A new species of gregarious endoparasitoid, Parapanteles echeriae Gupta, Pereira & Churi, sp. nov., bred from Abisara echeria Stoll (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) on host plant Embelia sp. (Myrsinaceae), is described and illustrated from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Abisara echeria, commonly known as plum judy, is a small striking butterfly prevalent in Asia.

Illustrated Notes on Some Reared Parasitic Wasps (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) with New Host and Distribution Records from India Along with Reassignment of Glyptapanteles aristolochiae (Wilkinson) as a New Combination

Glyptapanteles aristolochiae (Wilkinson) comb. nov. is reassigned and notes on host-parasitoid interactions are provided. The extended host range of the genus Glyptapanteles includes four families— Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Arctiidae and Noctuidae from India.

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