New Distributional Record of Idricerus decreptius (Myrmeleontidae, Neuroptera) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan

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  • Waqas Ahmad Department of Zoology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1488

Keywords:

Shangla, new records, taxonomy, distribution, owl fly, insects, antlions, Pakistan, Neuroptera, Chakesar, arthropods, Myrmeleontidae

Abstract

Idricerus is a genus in the family Myrmeleontidae of Neuroptera. It includes two species in Pakistan: Idricerus decrepitus (Walker) and Idricerus sogdianus (McLachlan). The present study in the Shangla Valley was conducted to assess the distribution of owlfly fauna, and it revealed a new distribution record for I. decrepitus.

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Author Biography

Waqas Ahmad, Department of Zoology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

I am Waqas Ahmad from District Shangla,Pakistan and currently enrolled as M.phil Scholar at Department of Zoology,Unversity of Peshawar,Peshawar Pakistan

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Published

2023-11-01

How to Cite

Ahmad, W. (2023). New Distributional Record of <i>Idricerus decreptius</i> (Myrmeleontidae, Neuroptera) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Indian Journal of Entomology, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1488

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