New Distributional Records of Black Scavenger Flies (Diptera: Sepsidae) from District Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
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.
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Imran Bodlah
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