First record of the hoverfly genus Spilomyia Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) for Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Asghar Hassan Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2590-5781
  • Imran Bodlah Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5977-0438
  • Riaz Hussain Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Azan Karam Department of Zoology, Government Post Graduate Jahanzeb College Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  • Fazlullah Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Azaz Ahmad Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-1425

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5665.13.8.19165-19167

Keywords:

Hoverflies, Spilomyia, Pakistan, Distribution, Oriental region

Abstract

The genus Spilomyia Meigen, 1803 along with Spilomyia manicata (Rondani, 1865) are recorded for the first time from Swat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The diagnostic characters with photographs and distribution map of this rarely known species from Pakistan and its neighboring countries are provided.

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26-07-2021 — Updated on 26-07-2021

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