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ScienceAsia (): 319-324 |doi:
10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874...319
Species richness and diversity of Vespidae (Insecta:Hymenoptera) of Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Muhammad Rasoola,b,*, Muhammad Zahida, Khalid Khana, Muhammad Ismail Khana,
Qadeem Khana,c, Sahibzada Muhammad Jawada, Riaz Ahmada, Muhammad Sajida, Ikramullaha,
Mujeeb Ahmada
ABSTRACT: Keeping in view the agricultural importance, Vespidae is an important family of the order Hymenoptera
(Insecta). The objective of the study was to find out the number of species of the family and to mark the distribution
of the species of the family Vespidae in various locations of the study area. The wasps were collected with the help
of hand net through active search, killed with insecticide and preserved in insect boxes having naphthalene balls as
preservatives. Species richness were calculated using Margalef and Menhinick indices while species diversity was
calculated using Simpson diversity index. The most abundant subfamily was Polistinae with 65% abundance while
the least abundant was the Eumeninae with 2% abundance. However, the most diverse and species rich subfamily
is Eumeninae with a Simpson (1-D) value of 0.803, Menhinick and Margalef indices values of 1.540 and 2.543,
respectively. Among the seven tehsils, Kabal is the most species rich and diverse having Margalef value 2.408, Menhinick
Value 0.514 and Simpson (1-D) value 0.777 while Bahrain is the least species rich and having no diversity. The Margalef,
Menhinick and Simpson (1-D) values for tehsil Bahrain are 0, 0.333, and 0, respectively. The Polistinae is the dominant
subfamily in the area and can be used as biocontrol agent for various pests of agricultural importance.
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Department of Zoology, Islamia College University, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
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Department of Zoology, Govt: Degree College, Kabal Swat, Pakistan |
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Department of Zoology, Govt: Postgraduate College, Dargai, Pakistan |
* Corresponding author, E-mail: imrasool72@yahoo.com
Received 20 Mar 2018, Accepted 21 Sep 2018
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