Synonymy

• Lycaena nara Kollar, 1844: 421.
• Tarucus alteratus Moore, 1882: 245, pl. 12, fig. 4, 4a. Holotype: ♂ Dharmsala, BMNH
• Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886: 366, pl. 35, fig. 2. Holotype: ♂ Campbellpore, BMNH
• Tarucus bengalensis Bethune-Baker, [1918]: 281, pl. 14, fig. 8. Holotype: ♂ Bengal, BMNH

Primary references

• Kollar, V., 1844-1848. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der von Freihern Carl v. Hügel aur seiner Reise durch Kaschmir. (Lepidoptera). In Hügel, C., Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek Stuttgart, Halbergerische verlagshandlung 4(2): 397–398, 403-496, 22 pls. BHL1, BHL2. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1917. A revision of the genus Tarucus. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 65: 269–296. BHL. Reference page. 

• Butler, A. G., 1886. On lepidoptera collected by Major Yerbury in Western India. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886(3): 355-394, pl.XXV. Reference page. 

• Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture (B) 44 (Suppl.) PDF. Reference page. 

• Moore, F., 1882. List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J. H. Hocking, chiefly in the Kangra district, N. W. Himalayas, with descriptions of new genera and species, Part 1. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882: 234-263, 2 pls. Reference page. 

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