IDENTIFICATION OF HETERORRHINA SAEEDI SP.NOV. (SCARABAEIDAE: COLEOPTERA) FROM SINDH REGION, PAKISTAN
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Published:2023-08-31
Issue:02
Volume:20
Page:243-248
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ISSN:2312-7791
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Container-title:Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology
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language:
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Short-container-title:Pak. J. Biotechnol
Author:
Mahar Mehtab Ali, Panhwar Waheed AliORCID, Shaikh Abdul Manan
Abstract
Genus Heterorrhina belongs to subfamily Cetoniinae. They diurnal by nature and are called fruit beetles and flower chafers. They are frequent visitiors of flowers for nectar from pollen for their nutritional requirements. Meanwhile, few of their species feed on fruits. They are bright or glassy green in appearance and somehow reddish at angles, measuring 2 - 3 cm long. During the present study, a total of 19 specimens were collected during April 2021 to March 2022. The sampling were collected from four ecological zones of Sindh province i-e: Southern irrigated plain, Dry western plateau, Indus Delta and Sandy Desert. The specimens were sorted out into genus Heterorrhina (Westwood, 1842) with single species i.e., Heterorrhina saeedi nov.spp . Beside this, morphological descriptions, photographs, ecological account and GIS mapping of the species are given.
Publisher
Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology - PJBT
Subject
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Biotechnology
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