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An Updated Checklist of Subfamily Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) from India


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1 Zoological Survey of India, GPRC, Sector-8, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Patna - 800026, Bihar, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India
3 African Natural History Research Trust, Street Court, Leominster, Kingsland, HR6 9QA, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
 

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An updated checklist of 91 species under 21 genera of the subfamily Nolinae has been compiled. The detailed information about distribution within India as well as in other countries, first reference, latest reference, type locality, type depository, synonymy has been provided for each species. Clarifications regarding type locality, type material and distributional limits within India are also given.

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Authors

Rahul Joshi
Zoological Survey of India, GPRC, Sector-8, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Patna - 800026, Bihar, India
Navneet Singh
Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India
Gyula M. Laszlo
African Natural History Research Trust, Street Court, Leominster, Kingsland, HR6 9QA, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Abstract


An updated checklist of 91 species under 21 genera of the subfamily Nolinae has been compiled. The detailed information about distribution within India as well as in other countries, first reference, latest reference, type locality, type depository, synonymy has been provided for each species. Clarifications regarding type locality, type material and distributional limits within India are also given.

Keywords


Checklist, India, Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv119%2Fi3%2F2019%2F142368