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Wasp fauna of (Eumeninae, Vespinae and ) in forests of Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)

Aruj Faiz1, Muhammad Ather Rafi2, Ahmed Zia2*, Arif Shah3, Syed Waqar Shah1, Riffat ullah Khan4 and Muhammad Saeed5 1. PARC Institute of Advance Studies in Agriculture, NARC Islamabad, Pakistan 2. National Museum, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection, NARC Islamabad, Pakistan 3. Baluchistan Agriculture College, Quetta, Pakistan 4. Punjab Forest Department, Swan Camp –Rawalpindi, Pakistan 5. Department of Agriculture, University of Haripur, Haripur Hazara, KPK, Pakistan *Corresponding author’s email: [email protected] Citation Aruj Faiz, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Syed Waqar Shah, Ahmed Zia, Arif Shah, Riffat ullah Khan and Muhammad Saeed. Wasp fauna of (Eumeninae, Vespinae and Polistinae) in forests of Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan). Pure and Applied Biology. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2016.50073 Received: 26/05/2016 Revised: 02/06/2016 Accepted: 06/06/2016 Online First: 17/06/2016 Abstract The present paper is an attempt to report fauna of northern Pakistan recorded during 2010-2011 by conducting thorough field surveys in areas under administrative boundaries of Gilgit-Baltistan. As a whole 14 species in eight genera belonging to three sub-families of family Vespidae i.e. Eumeninae, Polistinae and Vespinae were recorded. Among recorded fauna, five species under two genera were recorded for subfamily Polistinae. However subfamily Vespinae was represented by four species in two genera while five species in four genera falls under subfamily Eumeninae. Explored fauna includes one species (Delta viatrix) as new record for Pakistan while seven species were reported first time from Gilgit-Baltistan. Key words: Vespidae; Gilgit-Baltistan; Pakistan. Introduction markings [3]. Among Vespidae, social Tropical forests are areas that include most wasps are an important but neglected group assorted and composite ecosystems of of Neotropical insect [4]. They inhabit world, inhabiting a high range of the world forested habitats, fruit orchards and biota [1]. With the passage of time, these vegetable fields as well. They play an lands have been malformed into small important role in functioning of ecosystems fragments because of agricultural expansion nearly everywhere around the globe [5]. and urbanization. These natural resources, Some species are taken as pests of cultivated that decades earlier seemed indefinite, are and ornamental plants [5, 6] and even for today limited and at risk [2] making every beekeeping industry [7]. Some consume inhabiting biota vulnerable. Representatives juice of ripened fruits and grasp nectar from of family Vespidae include wasps that are honeybees [8]. Wasps are normally fascinating , generally black or brown annoying to humans because of their stings often bearing predominantly yellow or white especially during late summer and fall when

Published by Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology Faiz et al. their colony enlarges to maximum in size badly neglected and overlooked in past. The [9]. Due to rapid deforestation and increased area truly has a unique ecology with great urbanization, wasps are facing serious deal of variation in flora and fauna that threats around the globe. obviously attract broad spectrum of wasp Wasps are widely distributed in tropical species. The areas under Gilgit-Baltistan of Asia, Africa, Australia, and South Africa Pakistan are rich in flora and fauna because and through temperate Eurasia and North of varied climatic conditions and America to Central South America [10] but ecosystems. However, due to the destruction with particular species richness in tropics of habitats wildlife population of Gilgit- [11]. Despite the fact that vespid fauna of Baltistan is decreasing rapidly (Anonymous, the world is well studied, their speciation in 2016). Keeping in view the importance of Pakistan is very less explored and wasps and of the area as well, present study overlooked. Among major work carried out was aimed to explore wasp species of family in Pakistan, [12] reported 08 species from Vespidae from Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan. [13] documented 23 species Materials and methods including five new records of subfamily Wasps were collected from forested habitats Eumeninae from Balochistan and Sindh. In in Gilgit-Baltistan during two consecutive another study [14] reported 18 species from years (2010-2011). Localities visited Pakistan including twelve (12) species from includes; Skardu (Lat. 35’-17o, Long. 74’- Gilgit-Baltistan. [15] reported 21 species for 14o, Alt. 2279m), Ghizer (Lat. 36’-17o, Pakistan with most of them recorded from Long. 73’-26o, Alt. 2600m), Jaglot (Lat. 36’- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. [16] 54o, Long. 74’-28o, Alt. 1988m), Hunza studied vespid fauna of Khyber (Lat. 36’-17o, Long. 74’-36o, Alt. 2323m), Pakhtunkhwa and reported 30 species. Sher Qila (Lat. 36’-13o, Long. 73’-38o, Alt. Recently [17] reported 23 species from 1801m), Doyan (Lat. 35’-32o, Long. 74’- Pakistan and [18] reported 19 species from 23o, Alt. 2700m), Gahkuch (Lat. 36’-11o, Pothwar region of Punjab, Pakistan. Long. 73’-46o, Alt. 1850m), Chalt (Lat. 36’- The administrative boundaries of northern 07o, Long. 74’-14o, Alt. 2100m), Gahkuch Pakistan encompass Gilgit-Baltistan and (Lat. 36’-11o, Long. 73’-46o, Alt. 1850m), Chitral. Among these, Gilgit-Blatistan is Hussain Abad (Lat. 35’-25o, Long. 75’-24o, surrounded by China on its north end and Alt. 2202m), Muhammad Abad (Lat. 35’- Indian held Kashmir on its eastern side. 55o, Long. 74’-14o, Alt. 1473m), Gulapur Here are found densely forested valleys and (Lat. 36’-10o, Long. 73’-35o, Alt. 1801m), climate here varies from region to region Gilgit city (Lat. 35'-55o, Long. 74'-17o, Alt. which is greatly influenced by the presence 1500m), Gorikot (Lat. 35’ 31 o, Long. 74’ 36 of world's highest mountain ranges. o, Alt. 2500m), Gitch (Lat. 36’-10o, Long. Climatically the Karakoram and Hindukush 73’-35o, Alt. 1801m), Shigar (Lat. 35’-25o, create a barrier between the monsoon- Long. 75’-25o, Alt. 2279m). Collected dominated lands of South Asia to their specimens were brought to National Insect South and the vast deserts of Central Asia to Museum (NIM), National Agriculture their North. The Pamir Mountains are to the Research Centre, Islamabad for taxonomic North, and the Hindu Kush lies to the West. identification. Data was recorded for altitude Topography and climate of northern areas and coordinates of localities, number of thus supports wide species diversity of male/female caught, previous records from wasps, if concentrated and explored. The Pakistan and world distribution for each wasp fauna of this important region has been recorded species. Specimens were identified Pure Appl. Biol. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2016.50073 up to lowest possible taxa. Help in reported this species from Gilgit-Baltistan identification was also taken from housed (Ghizer valley and Thiee). reference collection of NIM. Identified Global distribution: This species was reported specimens are housed at National Insect from Europe, Crete, Crimea, the South of Museum (NIJM) for future reference and Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, van der Vecht studies. and Fischer (1972) and from Pakistan Results and discussion (Gusenleitner, 2007). Gusenleitner (2013) A total of 82 specimens yielding 14 species also reported it from Pakistan, Iran, Oman, under eight genera of three sub-families i.e. Afghanistan and China. Eumeninae, Polistinae and Vespinae were Geographic affiliation: Palearctic. collected during present study. Among Delta dimidiatipenne (Saussure, 1852) recorded fauna, subfamily Eumeninae Material Examined: Hunza (Lat. 36’-17o, represented five species in four genera with Long. 74’-36o, Alt. 2323m), 10.vi.10, 1♀, leg. two species first time recorded from the area Aruj; Ghizer: Sher Qila (Lat. 36’-13o, Long. and one as new country record. Subfamily 73’-38o, Alt. 1801m), 17.iii.10, 2♀♀, leg. Vespinae included four species under two Aruj. genera with two new records for the area. Previous records from Pakistan: It has been While subfamily Polistinae represented five earlier reported from Baluchistan (Quetta: species in two genera with two new to area Hazarganji Chiltan National Park) by records. Details for the recorded fauna is Gusenleitner (2006). Bodlah et al., (2011) provided as below, reported this species from Chakwal, Jhelum, Allorhynchium a. argentatum (Fabricius, Jhang, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujrat, and 1804) Gujranwala. Aziz (2008) and Mahmood et al., Material Examined: Skardu (Lat. 35’-17o, (2012) reported this species from Islamabad, Long. 74’-14o, Alt. 2279m), 24.iii.10, 01♂, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Mansehra, Balakot, leg. Aruj; Ghizer (Lat. 36’-17o, Long. 73’- Dir, Noshkey, Peshawar, Azad Jummu and 26o, Alt. 2600m), 06.iii.10, 01♂, leg. Aruj. Kashmir: Bagh. Recently Siddiqui et al., Remarks: First time reported from Gilgit- (2015) recorded from Punjab: Rawalpindi, Baltistan. Attock, Chakwal, Murree, Jhelum. Previous records from Pakistan: This Global distribution: Afghanistan, Algeria, subspecies has been reported from Sindh: Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, India, Iran, Jordan Halaji Lake, Punjab (Islamabad) by Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Gusenleitner (2006 and 2007). Palestine, Somalia, South Africa, North Global Distribution: Gusenleitner (2007) Africa, Syria, Yeman, Turkey and the reported this subspecies from Indonesia: Arabian Peninsula to India (Gusenleitner, Sumatra 2006; Srinivasan and Kumar 2010; Yilderim Geographic affiliation: Oriental. and Gusenlietner, 2012; Siddiqui et al., Euodynerus fastidiosus (Saussure, 1853) 2015). Material Examined: Gilgit (Lat. 35'-55o, Long. Geographic affiliation: Afro-oriental and 74'-17o, Alt. 1500m), 05.vi.10, 03♀♀, leg. Palearctic Aruj; Gilgit: Jaglot (Lat. 36’-54o, Long. 74’- Delta viatrix (Nurse, 1903) 28o, Alt. 1988m), 06.vi.10, 01♀, leg. Aruj; Material Examined: Astore: Doyan (Lat. 35’- Ghizer (Lat. 36’-17o, Long. 73’-26o, Alt. 32o, Long. 74’-23o, Alt. 2700m), 09.vi.10, 2600m), 16.iii.10, 02♀♀, leg. Aruj.Previous 01♂, leg. Aruj; 06.vi.07, 01♂, Leg; Zia. records from Pakistan: Gusenleitner (2007) Remarks: This species is a new record for Pakistan.

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Global distribution: Turkey (Yilderim & Madagascar (Das and Gupta, 1983; 1989; Gusenlietner, 2012) and Pakistan. Gusenleitner 2010; Carpenter and Geographic affiliation: Palearctic. Kojima,1997). Symmorphus crassicornis Panzer, 1798 Geographic affiliation: Afro-oriental as well Material Examined: Gilgit Baltistan: Astore as Palearctic. Gorikot (Lat. 35’ 31 o, Long. 74’ 36 o, Alt. Vespa velutina (Lepeletier, 1836) 2500m)), 07.vi.07, Leg. Awais. 01♀, 09.vi.10, Material Examined: Hunza-Nagar: Chalt (Lat. 02♂♂, leg. Saeed. 36’-07o, Long. 74’-14o, Alt. 2100m), 12.iii.10, Remarks: This species is first time reported 06 ♀, leg. Aruj; Ghizer (Lat. 36’-17o, Long. form Gilgit-Baltistan as well as Pakistan. 73’-26o, Alt. 2600m), 26-iii-10, 01♀, leg. Global distribution: Nepal, China, Korea, Aruj, Gahkuch (Lat. 36’-11o, Long. 73’-46o, Netherland and Germany (Kim & Lee, 2005). Alt. 1850m), 25-iii-10, 09♀, leg. Aruj, Gilgit; Also reported from Turkey (Yilderim & Muhammad Abad (Lat. 35’-55o, Long. 74’- Gusenlietner, 2012) and Pakistan 14o, Alt. 1473m), 05 ♀, 20.iii.10, Aruj; Geographic affiliation: Palearctic. Skardu: Hussain Abad (Lat. 35’-25o, Long. Vespa orientalis (Linnaeus, 1771) 75’-24o, Alt. 2202m), 06 ♀, 22.iii.10, leg. Material Examined: Ghizer: Gahkuch (Lat. Aruj. 36’-11o, Long. 73’-46o, Alt. 1850m), 02♀♀, Previous records from Pakistan: From 16-iii-10, leg. Aruj; Astore: Doyan (Lat. 35’- Pakistan Aziz (2008) reported it from Khyber 32o, Long. 74’-23o, Alt. 2700m), 01♀, Pakhtun Khwa (Abbotabad). 13.vi.10, leg. Aruj. Remarks: First time recorded from Gilgit- Previous Records from Pakistan: (Das & Baltistan. Gupta, 1983; 1989) report this species from Previous Records from Pakistan: (Das & Punjab, Pakistan. Also reported from Gupta, 1989) reported this species from Pakistan by Archer (1989); Carpenter and Pakistan. (Dvorak, 2007) reported this Kojima (1997) and Dvorak (2007). species from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Chitral, Gusenleitner (2007) reported this species Nathia Gali. Mahmood et al., (2012) Punjab: from Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) in Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Swat, Jaglot. Aziz (2008) and Mahmood et al., Charbagh, Shangla, Dir, Shougran, (2012) reported from Punjab: Islamabad, Garihabibullah, Jaba, Abbottabad, Nathia Fort Abbas, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Bannuu, gali, Gilgit-Baltistan: Diamar, Gilgit, Chilas, Peshawar, Kohat, Charsada, Warsak, Nomal. Siddiqui et al., (2015) Punjab: Abbottabad, Mansehra, Mardan, Gilgit- Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Murree, Attock, Baltistan: Chillas, Dassu, Gilgit, Nomal. Jhelum, Chakwal. Siddiqui et al., (2015) reported from Punjab: Global distribution: Pakistan, Bhutan, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Attock, Murree, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Taiwan Laos, Chakwal. Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and India, Global distribution: This species is introduced into France, Spain and Portugal widespread from Italy, including Sicily, (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997; Dvorak, 2007; Malta, Albania, Romania, Greece, including Mahmood et al., 2012). Crete, Bulgaria, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Geographic affiliation: Paleoriental. Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) Bahrein, Yemen, Oman, U. A. E., Algeria, Material Examined: Ghizer: Gahkuch (Lat. Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Russia, 36’-11o, Long. 73’-46o, Alt. 1850m), 25-iii- Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, 10, 06 ♀♀, Aruj; Skardu: Hussain Abad (Lat. Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, 35’-25o, Long. 75’-24o, Alt. 2202m), 22.iii.10, Pure Appl. Biol. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2016.50073

03 ♀♀, leg. Aruj, Gilgit: Muhammad Abad Previous records from Pakistan: New record (Lat. 35’-55o, Long. 74’-14o, Alt. 1473m), for Gilgit-Baltistan. 20.ii.10, 04♀♀, Aruj. Global distribution: Iran in the West to Japan Previous records from Pakistan: Archer and the Philippines (van der Vecht 1966) and (1989) and Carpenter & Kojima (1997) Turkey (Yilderim & Gusenlietner, 2012). reported this species from Pakistan. Aziz Geographic affiliation: Paleoriental. (2008) reported it from Gilgit Baltistan Polistes (Polistes) gallicus (Linnaeus, (Diamer, Gilgit, Hunza, Chillas, Sost) and 1767) Khyber Pakhtun Khwa (Dir, Swat, Material Examined: Gilgit: Jaglot (Lat. 36’- Mansehra, Abbotabad). 54o, Long. 74’-28o, Alt. 1988m), 15.vi.10, Global distribution: Norway, Sweden, 01♀, leg. Aruj; Gilgit city, 15.vi.10, 01♀, leg. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Albania, Aruj; Jalal Abad (Lat. 35’-54o, Long. 74’-23o, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Gerogia, Alt. 1501m), 18.vi.10, 02♀♀, leg. Aruj; Armenia, Iran, Syria, Israel, Kazahkstan, Ghizer: Gulapur (Lat. 36’-10o, Long. 73’-35 o, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Alt. 1801m), 17-vi-10, 2♀♀, leg. Aruj; Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Hunza-Nagar: Chalt (Lat. 36’-07o, Long. 74’- Mongolia, China (Carpenter & Kojima 14o, Alt. 2100m), 18.vi.10, 2♀♀, leg. Aruj. 1997). Previous Records from Pakistan: Das and Geographic affiliation: Palearctic. Gupta (1983; 1989) reported this species Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Chitral, Punjab: Material examined: Gilgit-Baltistan: Astore, Jhelum Valley and then Dvorak, (2007) (Gorikot (Lat. 35’ 31 o, Long. 74’ 36 o, Alt. reported this species from Baluchistan: 2500m)), 07.vi.07, Leg. Awais, 01♀; 15.vi.10, Hazarqanli, Ziarat. Gusenleitner (2007) 01♀, leg. Aruj; Hunza (Lat. 36’-17o, Long. 74’- reported this species from Northern Areas 36o, Alt. 2323m), 05.vi.10, 01♂, leg Aruj. (Gilgit Baltistan): Jaglot. Mahmood et al., Previous records from Pakistan: This species (2012) Gilgit-Baltistan: Skardu. is a new record for Gilgit-Baltistan. Global distribution: Central and southern Global distribution: Finland, Norway, Europe, Turkey, Northern Africa, Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, U. Syria; Afghanistan, Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, K. Scotland, Wales, England, Belgium, Turkmenistan, India: Jammu and Kashmir, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Mongolia, China, Australia, Chile, Argentina Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and USA. (Liu, 1937, Guiglia 1972, Day, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, 1979, Hathaway 1981, Das & Gupta 1983, Albania, Greece, Belarus, Romania, Cardale 1985,Yildrim & Özbek, 1993, Moldova, Bulgaria, Russia Turkey, Georgia, Carpenter (1996); Ebrahimi & Carpenter Kazakhstan, Iran, India, Jummu Kashmir, (2008), Abbasi et al. (2008). Mongolia, China, Sichuan, Korea, Japan and Geographic affiliation: Palearctic, Australian, Canada (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997). Nearctic and Neotropical Geographic affiliation: Palearctic. Polistes indicus (Stolfa, 1934) Parapolybia escalerae (Meade-Walda, Material Examined: Astore: Doyan (Lat. 35’- 1910) 32o, Long. 74’-23o, Alt. 2700m), 06.iii.10, Material examined: Gilgit: Jaglot (Lat. 36’- 01♀, leg. Aruj; Gilgit (Lat. 35'-55o, Long. 74'- 54o, Long. 74’-28o, Alt. 1988m), 06.vi.10, 17 o, Alt. 1500m), 06.vi.10, 01♀, leg. Rafi. 01♀, leg. Aruj; Gonar farm, 16.iii.10, 01♀, Previous Records from Pakistan: Das & leg. Rafi. Gupta (1983; 1989) reported this species from Punjab: (Khewra). Carpenter (1996)

Faiz et al. report this species from Pakistan. Dvorak Islamabad Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Dir, (2007) reported this species from Khyber- Miadam, Mansehra, Jaba, Gari habibullah, Pakhtunkhwa: Peshawar. Gusenleitner Abbottabad, Mardan, Peshawar, Gilgit- (2007) reported this species from Northern Baltistan: Daimer, Bagrot, Sassi, Gech. Areas (Gilgit Baltistan): Gasdas, Ghizar Siddiqui et al., (2015) recorded from Punjab: valley, Thiee, Jaglot, Chilas. Aziz (2008) Attock and Rawalpindi Mahmood et al., (2012) Punjab: Bahawalpur Global distribution: India: Jammu and (Chak, 28 BC), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Kashmir, Nepal and Pakistan (Das & Gupta, Kohat, Abad Khel, Sindh: Sukkur, Allahyar 1989; Carpenter, 1996; Dvorak, 2007). Pinhwar, Ghotki, Taj Mohammad Ruk, Geographic affiliation: Palearctic. Oriental Gilgit-Baltistan: Hunza, Chillas. Siddiqui et Polistes wattii (Cameron, 1900) al., (2015) reported from Punjab: Material Examined: Hunza-Nagar: Hunza Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal. (Lat. 36’-17o, Long. 74’-36o, Alt. 2323m), Global distribution: Central and southern 12.iii.10, 01♀, leg. Aruj; Gilgit city (Lat. 35'- Europe; Turkey; northern Africa; Israel; 55o, Long. 74'-17o, Alt. 1500m), 18.iii.10, Syria; Afghanistan; Russia; Iran; Uzbekistan; 01♀, leg. Aruj; Ghizer: Gahkuch (Lat. 36’- Turkmenistan; Pakistan; India: Jammu and 11o, Long. 73’-46o, Alt. 1850m), 25.iii.10, Kashmir; Mongolia; China; Australia, Chile; 01♀, leg. Aruj; Ghizer: Gulapur (Lat. 36’-10o, Argentina and USA. (Liu, 1937, Guiglia Long. 73’-35o, Alt. 1801m), 25.iii.10, 02♀♀, 1972, Day, 1979, Hathaway 1981, Das and leg. Aruj; Ghizer: Gitch (Lat. 36’-10o, Long. Gupta 1984, Cardale 1985,Yildrim and 73’-35o, Alt. 1801m), 25.iii.10, 01♂, leg. Özbek, 1993, Carpenter (1996); Dvorak, Aruj; Hunza-Nagar: Chalt (Lat. 36’-07o, (2007); Gusenleitner, 2007; Ebrahimi and Long. 74’-14o, Alt. 2100m), 26.iii.10, 01♂, Carpenter (2008); Abbasi et al. (2008); leg. Aruj; Skardu: Shigar (Lat. 35’-25o, Long. Kumar and Kishore, 2010). 75’-25o, Alt. 2279m), 10.iv.10, 01♀, leg. Geographic affiliation. Palearctic, Aruj; Skardu: Hussain Abad (Lat. 35’-25o, Afrotropical, Australian, Nearctic and Long. 75’-24o, Alt. 2202m), 22.iv.10, 01♀, Neotropical. leg. Aruj. Polistes rothneyi carletoni (Vecht, 1968) Previous Records from Pakistan: Das and Material Examined: Gilgit: Ghizer (Lat. 36’- Gupta (1983; 1989) reported this species 17o, Long. 73’-26o, Alt. 2600m) , 05.vi.10, from Punjab: Salt rang (Khewra) and Sindh: 01♀, leg. Aruj; Gonar Farm, 02.vi.10, leg. Karachi. Carpenter (1996) reported this Aruj, 01♂; Astore: Gilgit, 01♀, 07.vi.10, leg. species from Pakistan. Gusenleitner (2007) Aruj. reported this species from Punjab: Remarks: This species is a new record for Islamabad, Murree, Taxila. Aziz (2008) and Gilgit-Baltistan. Mamood et al., (2012) recorded from Previous Records from Pakistan: Chaudhry Punjab: Islamabad, Bahawalpur, Habib and Khan (1966) reported this species from Massan, Abbaspur, Sindh: Ghotki, Drago, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Hazara. Das and Gupta Sukkur, Rajab Ali Bharo, Allahyar Pinhwar (1983; 1989) reported this species from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Dir, Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Chitral, Punjab: Kohat, Warsak, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Jhelum velley, Murree hills. Carpenter (1996) Mardan, Gilgit-Baltistan: Hunza, Diamer, reported this species from Pakistan. Dvorak Gilgit, Dassu, Basha, Chillas. Siddiqui et al., (2007) reported from oriental species (2015) reported from Punjab: Rawalpindi, distributed in many forms from Pakistan. Aziz Attock. (2008) and Mamood et al., (2012) Punjab: Pure Appl. Biol. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2016.50073

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