An updated checklist of Sepsidae (Diptera) from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Mumammad Asghar Hassan, Imran Bodlah*, Junaid Ali Siddiqui, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Ammara Gull-E-Fareen
Insect Biodiversity and Conservation group, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Food and Crop Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan,
Abstract
An updated checklist of twelve species of black scavenger flies under four genera has been enlisted from Gilgit-Baltistan. Two species belonging to subfamily Sepsinae are recorded for the first time from Baltistan division, namely; Sepsis dissimilis Brunetti, 1910 and Sepsis violacea Meigen, 1826. Of these, Sepsis dissimilis Brunetti, 1910 is new recorded for Gilgit-Baltistan. Local distribution of all known species is provided.
Keywords: Checklist, Sepsidae, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, New records
