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Volume 30, No. (3), 2020 (June)
GENUS XANTHOPIMPLA SAUSSURE, 1892 (ICHNEUMONIDAE: PIMPLINAE) FROM POTHWAR REGION (PUNJAB) OF PAKISTAN
S. Ahmed 1, I. Bodlah 1* M. F. Nasir1 and M. S. Nadeem2

1Insect Biodiversity and Conservation Group, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Corresponding Author: imranbodlah@gmail.com
Page Number(s): 713-722
Published Online First: March 25, 2020
Publication Date: March 25, 2020
ABSTRACT

Members of Genus Xanthopimpla Saussure, 1892 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) are reported as important bio-control agents of different insect pests of various crops. Four species were recorded from Pothwar region with Xanthopimpla reicherti Krieger, 1914 as new record for Pakistan. New distributional records for Xanthopimpla punctata Fabricius, 1781, Xanthopimpla stremmator Thunberg 1822, and Xanthopimpla flavolineata Cameron, 1907 in Pothwar have been added. Comparison of recorded species with closely related species, distribution ranges, and remarks on their host are given. An identification key of recorded species, as well as brief description of each species has been provided, and supplemented with illustrations using microphotography from the external morphological details. Arc GIS software was used for spatial distribution of identified species. Results of these studies including illustrations may be helpful for field workers for identification and researchers to formulate IPM strategies against various insect pests of crops in different districts of Pothwar region of Pakistan.

Keywords: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae, Xanthopimpla, Pothwar, New country record

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