First record of the genus Tibetanja (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae: Janinae) from India

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Alka Vaidya
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-7609
H. Sankararaman
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5244-9833

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The genus Tibetanja Naumann, Nässig & Rougerie, 2020 is reported from India for the first time. 

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