Published February 27, 2018 | Version v2
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An updated checklist of blow fly fauna (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Pakistan with new records for the country

  • 1. Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • 2. Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • 3. Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, India.
  • 4. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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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. 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.

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