INDEX RHOPALOCERA-INDICA .3. GENERA OF BUTTERFLIES FROM INDIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES (LEPIDOPTERA, (A) PAPILIONIDAE, PIERIDAE AND DANAIDAE)

Genera of butterflies occurring in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar are reported. Following information is given on each genus: Original reference; Synonym(s); Common name; Type species; Species occurring in Indian region; Endangered species/subsp ecies; Larval food plants; and Distribution of genus in the region, wi th a brief note on its centre and world-wide range. Selected reviews a nd taxonomic papers are cited. This Index shows present valid name of genus and its species of butterflies in the Indian region. Fifteen gen era of Papilionidae, 25 of Pieridae and 6 of Danaidae are reported.