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(Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Swat-Pakistan Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(1): 725-731 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 Taxonomy of Superfamily Pentatomoidea P-ISSN: 2349-6800 JEZS 2017; 5(1): 725-731 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Swat-Pakistan © 2017 JEZS Received: 09-11-2016 Accepted: 10-12-2016 Sana Ullah, Habib Ahmad and Muhammad Ather Rafi Sana Ullah Department of Zoology, Hazara Abstract University, Mansehra, Pakistan Members of superfamily Pentatomoidea were collected from district Swat during June 2014 to October 2016. Of the total 21 taxa found 12 were new records from the area, namely Andrallus spinidens, Habib Ahmad Eocanthecona furcellata, Halys dentatus, Aeliomorpha lineaticollis Adria parvula Acrosternum Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan graminea, Eurydema pulchrum, Dolycoris baccarum, Plautia crossota, Solenosthedium rubropunctatum, Hotea curculionoides and Cydnus aterrimus. Family Pentatomidae was most diverse represented 18 taxa Muhammad Ather Rafi under 16 genera of two subfamilies, namely Asopinae and Pentatominae followed by family National Insect Museum, Scutelleridae, represented two taxa under two subfamilies, namely Elvisurinae and Hoteinae while National Agriculture Research family Cydnidae represented only one taxa. Center, Islamabad, Pakistan Keywords: Pentatomoidae; Scutelleridae; Cydnidae; Stink bugs; Swat; Pakistan 1. Introduction The super family Pentatomoidea is one of the largest super families of suborder Heteroptera. Members of the Pentatomoidea, are ovoid robust and moderate to large size insects. This group includes phytophagous species having piercing and sucking type of mouthparts. They suck sap from plants, thus lower their vitality [1]. Some bugs also transmit viral, bacterial and fungal diseases to economic important plants [1]. However, members of the subfamily Asopinae are predators and feed on other insects especially lepidopterous larvae and act as [2] biological control agent on agriculture point of view . Super Family Pentatomoidae is represented by 26 families, 1497 genera and 6432 species around the world [3]. The stink bugs fauna of many countries has been presented by various authors such as Distant (1902, 1908, 1918) [4-6], Freeman (1940) [7], Schaefer (1968) [8], Mcpherson (1979) [9], Zhang and Lin (1982) [10], Panizzi (1997) [11], Azim (2000, 2002) [12-13], [14] [15] [16] Gapon and Konstantinov (2006) , Azim et al. (2008) , Mehneh et al. (2010) , Golestan et al. (2011) [17], Zhonghua et al. (2012) [18] and Candan et al. (2014) [19]. A detailed account of Pentatomoidea fauna of Pakistan has been made by Distant (1902, 1908, 1918) [4-6]. Later on brief accounts of the family were described by Ahmad and Afzal (1984) [20], Ahmad and Kamaluddin (1988) [21], Siddiqui (2000) [22], Memon and Ahmad (2003) [23], Ahmad et al. [24] [25] [26] [27] (2007) , Zahid and Ahmad (2009) , Memon et al. (2011) , Shaikh (2011) and Kandhro et al. (2016) [28]. However, the Pentatomoidea bugs of many areas of Pakistan including district Swat are still unknown. Therefore, an attempt was made to explore Pentatomoidea bugs from district Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Materials and Methods Study area Swat Valley lies between 35° 0′ 0’’ °N and 72° 30′ 0’’ °E. The district covers an area of 5,337 km². The valley has altitudinal variations ranging from 600 m in the south to more than 6000 m in the northern high peaks. During summer and winter seasons temperature ranges from 16- 33 ºC, and -02-12 ºC respectively. The maximum value for rain fall observed during march is 242 mm. The main cultivated crops of the area are wheat, corn, and rice. Other than crops many varieties of fruit trees are grown in the area, which includes apple, walnut, apricot, pear, peach, cherry, plum. However, vegetables such as potatoes, peas, onions, and tomato are also [29] Correspondence cultivated . Sana Ullah Department of Zoology, Hazara Specimen Collection and Identification University, Mansehra, Pakistan Specimens were collected from 20 different localities of the district from June 2014 to ~ 725 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies October 2016 (Figure 1). Details of the localities are provided Results in Table 1. Bugs were collected by net sweeping, hand Order: Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 picking and beating methods from different habitats. The Suborder: Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 specimens were killed in killing jar containing ethyl acetate. Infraorder: Pentatomorpha, Leston, Pendergrast & Theses specimen were than pinned, labeled and preserved. Southwood, 1954 The bugs were identified using Fauna of British India by Superfamily: Pentatomoidea Reuter, 1910 Distant [4-6] and other available literature [12-15, 23]. Different Family: Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 taxonomic characters were studied using litz stereo Subfamily Asopinae Amyot and Serville, 1843 microscope model (782464), made in Germany. Identified bugs were confirmed with the help of museum specimens Genus Andrallus Bergroth, 1906 available at Natural History Museum of Zoology department, Andrallus spinidens (Fabricius 1787) University of Karachi (NHM), National Insect Museum, (NIM) National Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad and Material examined: Swat: Barikot: 17. vi. 2014, 2♂ 1♀, 5. bug collection housed at Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar vii. 2014, 2♀, 25. v. 2015, 1♂ 1♀, 17. vi. 2015, 1♂, 13. vii. (PFI). 2015, 1♂, 25. viii. 2015, 2♀, 5. vi. 2016, 1♂ 1♀. Other material examined: Pusa Bihar 24. vii. 1915 Safder Table 1: Latitude, longitude, and altitude of selected localities in lodged at NIM Islamabad. Swat. Host plant: Parthenium hyterophorus L and Trifolium repens Locality Latitude °N Longitude °E Altitude (m) L. Shamozai 34.684 72.1268 800 Remarks: New to district Swat. Earlier reported from Sindh, [30] Parrai 34.7045 72.2275 820 Baluchistan and Punjab . Recently, reported from Sindh: Barikot 34.6769 72.2216 680 Tando Jam [28]. Kabal 34.7923 72.2825 850 Distribution: Pakistan, India, China, Japan, Philippines, Totano Bandai 34.8466 72.2253 950 Sumatra, Indonesia, South Africa, Australia and North Kuza Bandai 34.8176 72.3755 840 America Matta 34.9307 72.4169 1120 Biogeographical affiliation: Oriental, Palearctic, Nearctic, Bar Shawar 34.9765 72.2815 1350 Australian and Afrotropical region. Asharay 35.0206 72.4606 1220 Bagh Deri 35.0408 72.4683 1240 Zicrona Amyot & Serville 1843 Fatehpur 35.0519 72.4882 1250 Zicrona caerulea (L 1758) Miandam 35.0533 72.5608 2000 Khwazakhela 34.9371 72.4687 1220 Material examined: Swat: Shakardara: 31. vii. 2014, 1♂ 1♀, Malam Jabba 34.7997 72.5717 2000 2. viii. 2014, 2♂ 3♀, 24, vii. 2015, 1♂; Bar Shawar: 2. vi. Charbagh 34.8358 72.4436 840 Kokarai 34.7387 72.4251 950 2014, 1♂ 2♀, 31. viii. 2015, 1♀, 26. vii. 2016, 1♂ 1♀; Saidu Sharif 34.7492 72.3563 975 Madyan: 17. viii. 2014, 1♀, 4. viii. 2015, 2♀. Marghazar 34.7421 72.3458 990 Other material examined: Masooria Hills 30. ix. 1937 HS Madyan 35.1404 72.5353 1360 Pruthi lodged at NIM Islamabad. Bahrain 35.2072 72.5456 1370 Host plant: Polygonum maculosa Gray Kalam 35.4782 72.5885 2000 Remarks: Already reported from Swat: Kalam [30-31]. The Lalkoo 35.1408 72.3859 1800 species is also reported from Karachi, Chamga Manga, Roringar 35.0713 72.3222 1500 Rawalpindi, Murree, Abbotabad, Baloakot, Kaghan and Naran [30]. Distribution: Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Japan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and North America Biogeographical affiliation: Oriental, Palearctic and Nearctic region. Genus Eocanthecona Bergroth, 1915 Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff 1811) Material examined: Swat: Shamozai: 1. vi. 2014, 2♂ 3♀, 18. v. 2015, 4♂ 8♀, 13. ix. 2015, 3♂ 6♀, 25. v. 2016, 5♂ 2♀; Parrai: 19. v. 2014, 4♂ 2♀, 15. vi. 2014, 4♂ 7♀, 14. ix. 2015, 8♂ 7♀, 28. Viii. 2016, 5♂ 4♀; Barikot: 18. v. 2014, 5♂ 1♀, 17. vi. 2014, 2♂ 1♀, 4. ix. 2014, 9♂ 7♀, 23. x. 2015, 4♂ 2♀, 17. v. 2016, 3♂ 1♀, 5. vi. 2016, 2♂ 1♀, 12. vii. 2016, 5♂ 2♀. Other material examined: Pusa Bihar 6. iii. 1924 Krishna lodged at NIM Islamabad. Host plant: Parthenium hyterophorus L. Remarks: New to district Swat. Earlier reported from Changa Manga [30]. Recently, reported from Haripur [32]. Distribution: Pakistan, India, Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia. Fig 1: Map of the study area (Swat). Biogeographical affiliation: Oriental and Palearctic region. Genus Cazira Amyot and Serville, 1843 ~ 726 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies Cazira verrucosa (Westwood 1834) Neohalys acuticornis (Ahmed and Parveen 1982) Material examined: Swat: Kuza Bandai: 21. vii. 2015, 1♂. Material examined: Swat: Shamozai: 20. x. 2015, 2♂ 7♀; Host plant: Polygonum maculosa Gray Parrai: 15. vi. 2014, 1♂ 1♀; Barikot: 6. ix. 2016, 5♂ 2♀; Remarks: Already reported from Swat, Mansehra and Kuza Bandai: 23. vii. 2014, 1♂ 9♀; Shakardara: 5. ix. 2015, Abbottabad [30-31]. Recently, reported from Haripur [32]. 3♂ 5♀; Ashary: 9. viii. 2014, 3♂ 2♀; Marghazar: 22. vi. Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, 2014, 3♂ 8♀. Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia. Other material examined: Swat; Mingora, 13. vi. 1974 AA Biogeographical affiliation: Oriental and Palearctic region. Khan lodged at NHMUK Host plant: Morus nigra L., Prunus armeniaca L., P. Subfamily Pentatominae Leach 1815 domestica L. and Vitis vinifera L. Genus Erthesina Spinola, 1837 Distribution: Pakistan. Erthesina fullo (Thunberg 1783) Genus Aeliomorpha Stal, 1858 Material examined: Swat: Shamozai: 1. vi. 2014, 2♂ 1♀, 4. Aeliomorpha lineaticollis (Westwood 1837) vi. 2015, 2♂ 5♀, 23. vii. 2016, 1♂ 1♀; Parrai: 5. ix. 2014, 1♂ 3♀, 1. vi. 2015, 1♂ 1♀, 17. viii. 2015, 2♂ 1♀, 8. vi. 2016, Material examined: Swat: Shamozai: 9. vi. 2015, 1♂; Kuza 2♀; Barikot: 18. v. 2014, 2♂ 1♀, 7. vi. 2015, 3♂ 6♀, 5. vi. Bandai: 10. viii. 2014, 1♂; Madyan: 4. viii. 2015, 1♀. 2016, 1♀, 10. viii. 2016, 1♀; Kuza Bandai: 21. vii. 2014, 1♂ Other material examined: Pusa, Bihar 12.ix.1907 AR lodged 1♀,1. viii. 2014, 1♂ 1♀, 5. viii. 2015, 2♂ 1♀, 12. ix. 2016, at NIM Islamabad. 1♂ 1♀; Shakardara: 23. v. 2014, 2♂, 4. vi. 2014, 1♂ 1♀, 15. Host plant: wild grasses vi. 2015, 2♂ 1♀; Ashary: 3.
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