An Annotated Checklist and Identification Key to the Black Scavenger Flies (Diptera: Sepsidae) from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Asghar Hassan Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China , China Agricultural University image/svg+xml
  • Mehdi Hassan Shehbaz Department of Entomology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University image/svg+xml
  • Muhammad Ali Department of Zoology, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Riaz Hussain Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, P.R. China , Guizhou University image/svg+xml https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3864-7996
  • Zershina Maryam Department of Zoology, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Athar Abbas Department of Zoology, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v28i1.2940

Abstract

An updated checklist and illustrated taxonomic identification key are presented for the known genera and species of the family Sepsidae from Azad Kashmir. Based on the present findings and published records, 14 species belonging to six genera within the subfamily Sepsinae are documented. Their regional distribution data, taxonomic identification key, and diagnostic characters are provided.

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Published

30.03.2026

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2026): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

An Annotated Checklist and Identification Key to the Black Scavenger Flies (Diptera: Sepsidae) from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. (2026). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 28(1), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.51963/jers.v28i1.2940