Abstract
Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) is reported on Arundo donax L., for the first time from
Quetta (Balochistan). The species was collected during spring 2018; its presence
signifies the westernmost locality/range for this species in Pakistan and the
subcontinent. Detailed diagnostic features, morphometric data and comparison with
type specimens of the species hitherto-described from the subcontinent, distribution
and ecology with supportive photograph of the colony is presented in this manuscript.
Muhammad Amin, Imran Bodlah, Muhammad Qasim, Naveed Iftikhar. (2019) First record of Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Quetta, Balochistan: westernmost range in Pakistan, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 7, Issue 3.
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