Rahman, Md. Samsur, Al Haidar, Ibrahim Khalil, Neogi, Amit Kumer, Ul Hasan, Md. Ashraf, Rahman, Md. Mizanur, Shaburul Imam, Sheikh Muhammad (2016). First record of six species and subspecies of butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Bangladesh. , 2(3), 373-380.
Md. Samsur Rahman; Ibrahim Khalil Al Haidar; Amit Kumer Neogi; Md. Ashraf Ul Hasan; Md. Mizanur Rahman; Sheikh Muhammad Shaburul Imam. "First record of six species and subspecies of butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Bangladesh". , 2, 3, 2016, 373-380.
Rahman, Md. Samsur, Al Haidar, Ibrahim Khalil, Neogi, Amit Kumer, Ul Hasan, Md. Ashraf, Rahman, Md. Mizanur, Shaburul Imam, Sheikh Muhammad (2016). 'First record of six species and subspecies of butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Bangladesh', , 2(3), pp. 373-380.
Rahman, Md. Samsur, Al Haidar, Ibrahim Khalil, Neogi, Amit Kumer, Ul Hasan, Md. Ashraf, Rahman, Md. Mizanur, Shaburul Imam, Sheikh Muhammad First record of six species and subspecies of butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Bangladesh. , 2016; 2(3): 373-380.

First record of six species and subspecies of butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Bangladesh

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
Article 7, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 373-380    PDF (3.57 M)
Authors
Md. Samsur Rahman1; Ibrahim Khalil Al Haidar2; Amit Kumer Neogi* 1; Md. Ashraf Ul Hasan1; Md. Mizanur Rahman2; Sheikh Muhammad Shaburul Imam1
1Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh
2Department of Zoology University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
Abstract
During the study of butterflies of Bangladesh (Insecta: Lepidoptera) which carried out since June 2014 to March 2016, several expeditions were made by the authors in the different areas of Bangladesh and many butterfly species were collected and identified. Among them, five species namely, Zezius chrysomallus Hübner, 1823, Rapala tara de Niceville, 1988, Cethosia biblis Fruhstorfer, 1912 and Atrophaneura coon Fabricius, 1793, Cephren estrichopepla Lowe, 1908; and one subspecies, Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878 are newly reported for the fauna of Bangladesh and their distribution data are presented. This study was achieved with an aim to update the checklist of butterflies of Bangladesh. The previous sampling gaps in some areas of Bangladesh indicated by these newly reported species which may put forward further investigations on the butterflies of this country.
Keywords
Bangladesh; Butterfly; distribution; Lepidoptera; new record
References
Statistics
Article View: 169
PDF Download: 95
Statistics
Number of Journals45
Number of Issues2,174
Number of Articles24,685
Article View25,080,350
PDF Download17,778,856