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An Updated Checklist of Blow Fly Fauna (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Pakistan with New Records for the Country ISSN 0973-1555(Print) ISSN 2348-7372(Online) HALTERES, Volume 9, 1-5, 2018 HASSAN M.A., BODLAH I., BHARTI M. AND MAHMOOD K. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1185128 An updated checklist of blow fly fauna (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Pakistan with new records for the country 1Muhammad Asghar Hassan, 1Imran Bodlah, 2Meenakshi Bharti* and 3Khalid Mahmood 1 Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 2 Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, India. 3 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. (Email: [email protected]) Abstract An updated checklist of blow fly fauna of Pakistan is provided herewith. Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903, Isomyia electa (Villeneuve, 1927), Lucilia calviceps Bezzi, 1927, Rhinia apicalis (Wiedemann, 1830) and Stomorhina xanthogaster (Wiedemann, 1820) represent new records for the country. Now, the family Calliphoridae is represented by seven subfamilies, eighteen genera and fifty seven species from Pakistan. Keywords: Calliphoridae, blow flies, check list, distribution, new records, Pakistan. Received: 21 November 2017; Revised: 22 February 2018; Online: 27 February 2018. Introduction The members of family Calliphoridae and Bharti and Verves (2016) supplemented to (Diptera) represent cosmopolitan group of the knowledge of Indian blow flies. However, calyptrate flies, widely distributed in all of the for Pakistan, Kurahashi and Afzal (2002) zoogeographical regions of the world, reported forty eight species under eighteen encompassing 1450 described species genera. Of these, thirty seven species were clustered in 150 genera and 13 subfamilies new records for the country. Herein, we (Tomberlin and Benbow, 2015). This provide an updated checklist of Calliphorids of heterogenous group of flies is of great Pakistan including five new records. significance in terms of medical, veterinary and economic concerns. Some of the species Materials and Methods belonging to subfamily Calliphorinae, For collection of blow flies, different Chrysomyinae, Luciliinae and Toxotarsinae regions of Pakistan were surveyed from 2015- are well known for their potential to calculate 2017. The adult specimens were collected post-mortem interval (PMI) in homicidal from a variety of habitats (cow dung, horse cases. On the other hand, few species of manure, human excrements, garbage, trees, subfamily Bengaliinae, Ameniinae parasitize grasses, forest, wild flowers, animal meat and termites and ant nests, whereas species of bones etc.) with the help of sweep nets. The Protocalliphora, Trypocalliphora and specimens were killed with Potassium Cyanide Auchmeromyia are hematophagous parasites of fumes, subsequently pinned and kept in insect birds and mammals. collection boxes. Taxonomic analysis was As per the earlier data, Senior-White carried under Microscope CZM6 and images et al. (1940) recorded 33 genera and 154 were captured on, Olympus SZX7.The species from the British India (including identification was carried with the help of Pakistan) and remainder of the Oriental following literature: Senior-White et al., region. Later, Nandi (2000, 2002), Bharti and 1940; Bharti and Kurahashi, 2010; Kurahashi Kurahashi (2010), Bharti (2011, 2012, 2014a and Bunchu, 2011; Bharti, 2014a, b; & b, 2015, 2016), Bharti and Bunchu (2016) Setyaningrum and Al Dhafer, 2014; Yang et 1 Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Imran Bodlah, Meenakshi Bharti and Khalid Mahmood al., 2014; Akbarzadeh et al., 2015. Material Examined: Pakistan: Rawalpindi, Furthermore, some of the collected material 1600 ft, 1♀, 13.vi.2016, leg. I. Bodlah. New was also compared with the reference Record collection housed in the laboratory of Distribution: India, Malaysia, New corresponding author at Department of Caledonia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi Philippines, Vanuatu Loyalty Islands. University Patiala, Punjab India. The Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann 1830) identified specimens have been deposited at Lucilia fumicosta (Malloch, 1926) the Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Lucilia illustris (Meigen, 1826) Shah Arid Agricultural University, Lucilia papuensis Macquart, 1843 Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Lucilia porphyrina (Walker, 1856) Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) Updated Checklist of Calliphoridae from Lucilia sinensis Aubertin, 1933 Pakistan Family: Calliphoridae Subfamily: Polleniinae Subfamily: Ameniinae Genus: Pollenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Genus: Catapicephala Macquart, 1850 Pollenia dasypoda Portschinsky, 1881 Catapicephala pattoni Senior-White, Aubertin Pollenia pediculata Macquart, 1834 et Smart, 1940 Pollenia rudis (Fabricius, 1794) Subfamily: Calliphorinae Subfamily: Bengaliinae Genus: Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Genus: Bengalia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Calliphora chinghaiensis Van et Ma, 1978 Bengalia bezzii Senior-White, 1923 Calliphora himalayana Kurahashi, 1994 Bengalia escheri Bezzi, 1913 *Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903 Figure (C) Bengalia martinleakei Senior-White, 1930 Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve, 1922 Bengalia surcoufi Senior-White, 1923 Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Bengalia torosa (Wiedemann, 1819) Calliphora vomitoria (Linneaus, 1758) Bengalia unicolor Séguy, 1946 Material Examined: Kashmir (Pakistan): Banjosa, 6000 ft, 1♂, 16.iv.2016, leg. M.A. Subfamily: Chrysomyinae Hassan. New Record Genus: Chrysomya Robineau-Desvoidy, Distribution: China, India, Japan, Mongolia, 1830 Nepal and Pakistan. Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819) Chrysomya nigripes Aubertin, 1932 Genus: Cynomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Chrysomya phaonis Séguy, 1928 Cynomya mortuorum (Linnaeus, 1761) Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) Chrysomya regalis (Walker, 1858) Genus: Onesia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Chrysomya pinguis (Walker, 1858) Onesia menechmoides (Chen, 1979) Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart, 1843) Onesia pamirica Rohdendorf, 1962 Genus: Phormia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Genus: Melinda Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Phormia regina (Meigen, 1826) Melinda sugiyamai Kurahashi et Thapa, 1994 Melinda scutellata (Senior-White, 1923) Genus: Protocalliphora Hough, 1899 Protocalliphora azurea (Fallén, 1817) Subfamily: Luciliinae Protocalliphora maruyamensis Kano et Genus: Hemipyrellia Townsend, 1917 Shinonaga, 1966 Hemipyrellia ligurriens (Wiedemann, 1830) Protocalliphora terraenovae (Robineau- Hemipyrellia pulchra (Wiedemann, 1830) Desvoidy, 1830) Genus: Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Subfamily: Rhiniinae Lucilia ampullacea Villeneuve, 1922 Genus: Rhinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Rhinia apicalis (Wiedemann, 1830) Figure٭ (Lucilia andrewsi (Senior-White, 1940 (Lucilia calviceps Bezzi, 1927 Figure (E) (A٭ 2 An updated checklist of blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) fauna of Pakistan Material Examined: Kashmir (Pakistan): New Record Hajira, 3200 ft, 1♂, 13.vii.2017; Banjosa, Distribution: India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, 6000 ft, 1♀, 14.iv.2016, leg. M.A. Hassan. Thailand. 3 Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Imran Bodlah, Meenakshi Bharti and Khalid Mahmood Genus: Stomorhina Rondani, 1861 Bharti, M. 2011. An update checklist of Stomorhina cribrata (Bigot, 1874) blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius, 1794) India. Halteres 3: 34-37. Stomorhina lunata (Fabricius, 1805) Bharti, M. 2012. Altitudinal Diversity of Stomorhina procula (Walker 1849) Forensically Important Blowflies Stomorhina xanthogaster (Wiedemann, Collected from Decaying Carcasses in٭ 1820) Figure (D) Himalaya. The Open Forensic Science Material Examined: Kashmir (Pakistan): Journal 5: 1-3. Hajira, 3200 ft, 2♂, 13.vii.2017, leg. M.A. Bharti, M. 2014a. The first record of Hassan. New Record Chrysomya chani Kurahashi, 1979 Distribution: China, India, Indonesia, (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. with a key to the known Indian species. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 10(2): Genus: Cosmina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 305-306. Cosmina prasina (Brauer et Bergenstamm, Bharti, M. 2014b. New Record of Stomorhina 1889) siamensis Kurahashi Et Tumrasvin, 1992 from India, with revised key to Indian Genus: Isomyia Walker, 1860 species of the Genus Stomorhina (Diptera: Isomyia aurifacies James, 1970 Calliphoridae). Far Eastern .Isomyia electa (Villeneuve, 1927) Figure (B) Entomologist 281: 7-11٭ Material Examined: Kashmir (Pakistan): Bharti, M. 2015. Polleniopsis annamensis Rawalakot, 5500 ft, 1♀, 18.v.2016. Gilgit- Kurahashi, 1972 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) a Baltistan: Skardu, 8000 ft, 1♀, 22.v.2015, leg. new record from India, with a revised key M.A. Hassan. New Record to the known Indian species. Halteres 6: Distribution: India, Pakistan, Thailand. 63-65. Isomyia fulvicornis (Bigot, 1887) Bharti, M. 2016. Melinda pusilla pusilla Isomyia pseudoviridana (Peris, 1952) (Villeneuve, 1927) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a new record from India Genus: Rhyncomya Robineau-Desvoidy, with a revised key to the known Indian 1830 species. Halteres 7: 43-45. Rhyncomya townsendi James, 1977 Bharti, M. and Bunchu, N. 2016. Three New Records of the Genus Isomyia (Walker, Genus: Onesia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 1859) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Onesia kiyoshii Kurahashi, 2002 India, with a Revised Key to the Known Indian Species. Japanese Journal of Acknowledgements Systematic Entomology 22 (2): 241–244. We wish to express our sincere thanks Bharti, M. and Verves, Y. 2016. A new to Mr. Anjum Shehzad of National Insect species of genus Polleniopsis from India Museum, Pakistan for laboratory facilities and (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
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