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T1 NEW DISTRIBUTIONAL RECORD OF LEUCANIAPALAESTINAE (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE: HADENINAE): FROM PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
A1 A.I. Malik
A1 Z. M. Sarwar
A1 M. Binyameen
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 32
IS 5
SP 1486
OP 1490
YR 2022
FD 2022/10/05
DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2022.5.0555
AB <p>An inclusive and comparative taxonomic account of one species of genus&nbsp;<em>Leucania</em>&nbsp;Ochsenheimer&nbsp;<em>viz</em>.&nbsp;<em>Leucania palaestinae&nbsp;</em>(Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) is provided herewith. Area was surveyed and collection of&nbsp;<em>Leucania palaestinae&nbsp;</em>was made from the selected area using light traps. This species was described with special reference to the species head, veins of both wings, appendages, male and female external genitalia attributes. Keys to the species of genus&nbsp;<em>Leucania</em> collected from district Muzaffargarh along with its spatial distributional map for all species is provided. Morphological characters have been illustrated with the help of photographs. This species has been reported for the first time from district Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan.</p>
K1 New record, Leucania palaestinae, genitalia, Muzaffargarh, Punjab
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=ZLG-21-0018