ECO-BIODIVERSITY AND POPULATION STATUS OF BUGS (HEMIPTERA) IN DISTRICT BUNER
Abstract
Hemiptera are called "true" bugs. Hemi denotes half, or half-winged; ptera indicates wing.Heteroptera (True Bugs), the most varied suborder of non-endopterygote hemimetabolous insects, are found all over the world. In the current study, 2200 Hemiptera specimens belonging to the suborder Heteroptera were gathered from various locations in District Buner between October 2021 and September 2022. Data was gathered on a monthly basis. Heteroptera specimens were collected using a variety of techniques, including sweeping nets, hand trapping, light trapping, beating vegetation, and sorting techniques. Seventeen species and sixteen genera belonging to six families—Pentatomidae, Largidae, Scutelleridae, Reduviidae, Lygaeidae, and Alydidae—were identified. Of these, seventeen were identified for the first time from District Buner. The identified species are Erthesina fullo Thunberg, Eocanthecona furcellata Halys dentatus Fabricius, Halyomorpha halys, Perillus bioculatus Nezara viridula, Dendrocoris humeralis, Cosmopela lintneriana, Lelia Decempunctata, , Dieuches uniguttatus Thunberg, Chinavia hilaris, Physopelta gutta Burmeister, Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli ,Riptortus linearis Fabricius, Rhynocoris fuscipes Fabricius, Poecilocoris lewisi .
These species are all new to Buner District. The Pentatomidae family predominates throughout the investigation. keys to the studied families and diagnostic traits, Reliable, consistent, and distinctive characters were used to form genera and subfamilies. During the investigation, new host plants were noted along with their corresponding species. For every species, photographic details of specimens have been illustrated
Keywords
- ECO-BIODIVERSITY AND POPULATION
- STATUS OF BUGS (HEMIPTERA) IN DISTRICT BUNER
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