First record of Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Quetta, Balochistan: westernmost range in Pakistan

Amin1,3, Muhammad and Bodlah2, Imran and Qasim3, Muhammad and Iftikhar Jajja3, Naveed (2019) First record of Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Quetta, Balochistan: westernmost range in Pakistan. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 7 (3). pp. 381-385.

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Abstract

Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) is reported on Arundo donax L., for the first time from Quetta (Balochistan). The species was collected during spring 2018; its presence signifies the westernmost locality/range for this species in Pakistan and the subcontinent. Detailed diagnostic features, morphometric data and comparison with type specimens of the species hitherto-described from the subcontinent, distribution and ecology with supportive photograph of the colony is presented in this manuscript.

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Subjects: Grantha Library > Biological Science
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Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2023 12:40
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2024 09:19
URI: http://asian.universityeprint.com/id/eprint/284

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