A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central India

Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887), known as the Anomalous Nawab, is a wide-ranging but localized and rare species in India; there are only a handful records from central India.  The only specimen-based record of this species from Madhya Pradesh, India is by Charles Swinhoe in 1886, which is the basis...

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Main Authors: Deepika Mehra, Jagatjot Singh Flora, Vivek Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2972
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Jagatjot Singh Flora
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description Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887), known as the Anomalous Nawab, is a wide-ranging but localized and rare species in India; there are only a handful records from central India.  The only specimen-based record of this species from Madhya Pradesh, India is by Charles Swinhoe in 1886, which is the basis of its original description.  This paper reports a new locality record for Polyura agrarius from Jabalpur, central India along with a review of earlier records from the region.
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spelling doaj.art-040dc358cfb24c818aa378b364d3071f2022-12-21T18:14:52ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072017-06-0196103581036010.11609/jott.2972.9.6.10358-103602972A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central IndiaDeepika Mehra0Jagatjot Singh Flora1Vivek Sharma2Punjabi University, PatialaNoneGovernment Model Science College, Department of Zoology, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482003, IndiaPolyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887), known as the Anomalous Nawab, is a wide-ranging but localized and rare species in India; there are only a handful records from central India.  The only specimen-based record of this species from Madhya Pradesh, India is by Charles Swinhoe in 1886, which is the basis of its original description.  This paper reports a new locality record for Polyura agrarius from Jabalpur, central India along with a review of earlier records from the region.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2972central indiacharaxesdistributiondumna nature reservemadhya pradeshmhowp. bharata
spellingShingle Deepika Mehra
Jagatjot Singh Flora
Vivek Sharma
A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
central india
charaxes
distribution
dumna nature reserve
madhya pradesh
mhow
p. bharata
title A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central India
title_full A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central India
title_fullStr A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central India
title_full_unstemmed A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central India
title_short A new locality record of the rare Anomalous Nawab Polyura agrarius (Swinhoe, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from central India
title_sort new locality record of the rare anomalous nawab polyura agrarius swinhoe 1887 lepidoptera nymphalidae charaxinae from central india
topic central india
charaxes
distribution
dumna nature reserve
madhya pradesh
mhow
p. bharata
url https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2972
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