Taxonomic Status And Studies Of Three High Altitude Butterflies Polyommatus Latreille, 1804 And A New Record Of P. Florenciae (Tytler, 1926) From India

Avtar Kaur Sidhu, Charn Kumar, HS Rose

Abstract

The status of three species of high altitude butterflies, Polyommatus Latreille, 1804, from the Indian Himalayas has been assessed and the species P. florenciae (Tytler, 1926) has been recorded for the first time from India. Details of the genitalia for each species are illustrated and described for the first time.

Key words: Lycaenidae; Polyommatinae; genitalia; Himalayas; taxonomy; Lepidoptera

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v3i2.3964  

TAPROBANICA 2011; 3(2): 86-92

Keywords

Lycaenidae; Polyommatinae; genitalia; Himalayas; taxonomy; Lepidoptera
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