Title of article
Re-description and first record of Saltella setigera Brunetti, 1909 (Diptera: Sepsidae) from Azad Kashmir: An Oriental Asian species
Author/Authors
Asghar Hassan, Muhammad Department of Entomology - China Agricultural University, Beijing, China , Hussain, Riaz Department of Entomology - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. , Ali, Sakhawat Department of Entomology - Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Pakistan , Fatima, Noor Department of Entomology - China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Pages
8
From page
43
To page
50
Abstract
The Oriental Asian species, Saltella setigera (Diptera: Sepsidae), that previously recorded based on a single male specimen from Shakargarh, Punjab province of Pakistan, is revised. During our recent collection from the Northern parts of Pakistan, both male and female specimens have been collected from Islamabad Capital Territory and Azad Kashmir, shows the wide distribution of this rarely known species and may expect to identify from other areas adjoining to these collection sites in future. The distributional notes, key characters, re-description, and detail photographs of both sexes are provided.
Keywords
Sepsidae , new records , Azad Kashmir , Pakistan
Journal title
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Serial Year
2021
Record number
2524488
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