New distributional record of the genus Dicranosepsis (Duda, 1926) (Diptera: Sepsidae), with a new record from Pakistan

Hassan, Muhammad; Fatima, Noor; Aslam, Muhammad; Nabeel, Muhammad; Nazir, Khawar; Bashir, Muhammad Shamael

doi:10.52547/jibs.3.2.153

New distributional record of the genus Dicranosepsis (Duda, 1926) (Diptera: Sepsidae), with a new record from Pakistan

Authors

Muhammad Hassan ¹

Noor Fatima ¹

Muhammad Aslam ¹

Muhammad Nabeel ¹

Khawar Nazir ²

Muhammad Shamael Bashir ¹

¹ Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

² Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.

10.52547/jibs.3.2.153

Abstract

Three species of the genus Dicranosepsis (Duda, 1926) are taxonomically treated in this paper. Dicranosepsis bicolor (Wiedemann, 1830),D. crinita (Duda, 1926) and D. olfactoria (Iwasa, 1984) are recorded for the first time from the Narowal region of the Punjab, Pakistan. Dicranosepsis crinita (Duda, 1926) is recorded for the first time in Pakistan. Illustrated keys and local distribution data for these three known species of the genus are also provided.

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