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      Fifty-one new additions to the butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Tripura, North-east India Translated title: Cincuenta y una nuevas incorporaciones a la fauna de mariposas (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) de Tripura, noreste de India

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          Abstract The state of Tripura of North-east India is a part of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot and rich in unique biological flora and fauna. The present study is based on extensive surveys done by the author for a period of 5 years in different parts of North Tripura, North-east India. Here, I present a total of 21 genera and 51 species that are new additions to the butterfly fauna of Tripura. These new records include 18 species of Hesperiidae, 12 species of Lycaenidae, 17 species of Nymphalidae and 4 species of Pieridae. These records represent a 20.90% increase in the number of butterflies known from Tripura and update the existing checklist of butterfly fauna of the state.

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          Resumen El estado de Tripura, en el noreste de India, es parte del hotspot de biodiversidad de Indo-Myanmar y es rico en una flora y fauna biológica únicas. El presente estudio se basa en extensas prospecciones realizadas durante 5 años en diferentes partes del norte de Tripura, noreste de India. Aquí, se presenta un total de 21 géneros y 51 especies que son nuevas adiciones a la fauna de mariposas de Tripura. Estos nuevos registros incluyen 18 especies de Hesperiidae, 12 especies de Lycaenidae, 17 especies de Nymphalidae y 4 especies de Pieridae. Estos registros representan un aumento del 20,90% en la cantidad de mariposas conocidas de Tripura y actualizan la lista de verificación existente de fauna de mariposas del estado.

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                Journal
                rche
                Revista chilena de entomología
                Rev. chil. entomol.
                Sociedad Chilena de Entomología (Santiago, , Chile )
                0034-740X
                0718-8994
                March 2021
                : 47
                : 1
                : 35-60
                Affiliations
                [1] Tripura orgnameWild Tripura Foundation orgdiv1Lepidoptera Conservation and Research Division India
                Article
                S0718-89942021000100035 S0718-8994(21)04700100035
                10.35249/rche.47.1.21.04
                ae9b28d2-98d4-4ea7-b88f-375b81c89e74

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 26 January 2021
                : 25 November 2020
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