Title of article :
New Distributional Records of Black Scavenger Flies (Diptera: Sepsidae) from District Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Author/Authors :
Bodlah, Imran Department of Entomology - Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Hassan, Muhammad Asghar Department of Entomology - Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Mahmood, Khalid Department of Entomology - Faculty of Agriculture - The University of Poonch - Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Tamkeen, Ansa Department of Entomology - Faculty of Agriculture - The University of Poonch - Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Abstract :
Four species (2 genera) of family Sepsidae (Diptera) are first time reported from various localities of district Skardu (Gilgit-Baltistan). Among these, Sepsis barbata Becker, 1907, Sepsis punctum (Fabricius1974), Sepsis thoracica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) and Decachaetophora aeneipes de Meijere, 1913 are first time reported from district Skardu, while Sepsis thoracica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) is new record for Gilgit-Baltistan. Micrographs for identified species, their diagnostic characters, local distribution and remarks are provided.
Keywords :
Gilgit-Baltistan , Sepsidae - Skardu , black scavenger flies , Distribution
Journal title :
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology
