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Taxonomic review of the genus Lemyra Walker (Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India

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  • 1. Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India & Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & harsimranjeet29@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2508-6360
  • 2. Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & adroitangshuman@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6992-7056
  • 3. Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India & prjagbir2005@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-5931
  • 4. Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & nsgill007@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-7983 *Corresponding Author

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Singh, Harsimranjeet, Raha, Angshuman, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Singh, Navneet (2024): Taxonomic review of the genus Lemyra Walker (Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India. Zootaxa 5454 (1): 1-69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5454.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5454.1.1

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