Diversity of Water Bugs in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan
Water bugs fall under the order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera, which is further divided into two types, i.e., semi-aquatic (Gerromorpha) and true water bugs (Nepomorpha). They play a vital role as biological control agents and also a source of food for fishes, birds and other aquatic organisms. Th...
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| author | Muhammad Shahbaz Chattha Abu ul Hassan Faiz Arshad Javid Irfan Baboo Inayat Ullah Malik |
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| description | Water bugs fall under the order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera, which is further divided into two types, i.e., semi-aquatic (Gerromorpha) and true water bugs (Nepomorpha). They play a vital role as biological control agents and also a source of food for fishes, birds and other aquatic organisms. The present work was carried out to ascertain aquatic Hemiptera in different lentic and lotic water bodies of various sizes in Gujranwala district, Pakistan. A total of 10 species belonging to five families were identified. Species include Nepa ruber Linnaeus, Laccotrephes elongatus Montandon, Ranatra filiformis Fabricius (Nepidae), Corixa substriata Uhler, Micronecta proba Distant, Micronecta thyesta Distant (Corixidae), Lethocerus indicus Lepeletier, Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius (Belostomatidae), Ambrysus sp. (Naucoridae) and Anisops sardea Herrich-Schaffer (Notonectidae). A key at genera and species level was developed to help the future researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-097a749ef48943b3a6b510a3d1552a492022-12-22T00:20:41ZengWright State UniversityJournal of Bioresource Management2309-38542309-38542017-01-0151https://doi.org/10.35691/JBM.8102.0081Diversity of Water Bugs in Gujranwala District, Punjab, PakistanMuhammad Shahbaz Chattha0Abu ul Hassan Faiz1Arshad Javid2Irfan Baboo3Inayat Ullah Malik4Women University Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh (AJK)Women University Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh (AJK)University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, LahoreCholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, BahawalpurThe University of Lakki Marwat, Lakki MarwatWater bugs fall under the order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera, which is further divided into two types, i.e., semi-aquatic (Gerromorpha) and true water bugs (Nepomorpha). They play a vital role as biological control agents and also a source of food for fishes, birds and other aquatic organisms. The present work was carried out to ascertain aquatic Hemiptera in different lentic and lotic water bodies of various sizes in Gujranwala district, Pakistan. A total of 10 species belonging to five families were identified. Species include Nepa ruber Linnaeus, Laccotrephes elongatus Montandon, Ranatra filiformis Fabricius (Nepidae), Corixa substriata Uhler, Micronecta proba Distant, Micronecta thyesta Distant (Corixidae), Lethocerus indicus Lepeletier, Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius (Belostomatidae), Ambrysus sp. (Naucoridae) and Anisops sardea Herrich-Schaffer (Notonectidae). A key at genera and species level was developed to help the future researchers. |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Shahbaz Chattha Abu ul Hassan Faiz Arshad Javid Irfan Baboo Inayat Ullah Malik Diversity of Water Bugs in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan Journal of Bioresource Management |
| title | Diversity of Water Bugs in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full | Diversity of Water Bugs in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity of Water Bugs in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_short | Diversity of Water Bugs in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_sort | diversity of water bugs in gujranwala district punjab pakistan |
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