Preliminary Checklist, Distribution and Host Plants of Family Aphididae (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Amin Department of Entomology, Balochistan Agriculture College, Quetta 87300, Pakistan
  • Khalid Mahmood Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, University of Poonch, Rawalakot 12350, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Qasim Department of Zoology, Kohsar University, Murree 47150, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Asghar Hassan Institute of Entomology, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
  • Zahid Mahmood Sarwar Department of Entomology, FAST Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
  • Zafar Ullah Rustam Department of Entomology, Balochistan Agriculture College, Quetta 87300, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(61-3)928

Keywords:

Aphids, Checklist, Distribution, Host Plants, Oriental, Palaearctic, South Asia

Abstract

The northern areas of Pakistan, located at the junction of the Oriental and Palaearctic regions, are expected to harbor a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Azad Jammu & Kashmir, situated at the junction of these two regions with multiple climatic zones, extensive forest types, and rich plant diversity, remains underexplored in terms of aphid fauna. This study, based on comprehensive field surveys conducted in the Poonch division from 2015 to 2016, identified 69 aphid species in 39 genera and 10 tribes under seven subfamilies. These aphid species were associated with 71 host plant species under 59 genera and 39 families. The study also provided the first preliminary checklist of aphids in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, documenting their distribution and associated host plants.

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Published

2024-09-23

How to Cite

Amin, M., Mahmood, K., Qasim, M., Asghar Hassan, M., Mahmood Sarwar, Z., & Ullah Rustam, Z. (2024). Preliminary Checklist, Distribution and Host Plants of Family Aphididae (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, 61(3). https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(61-3)928

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Vol. 61 No. 3 (2024)

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