Lady Bird Beetles

A survey was conducted in the District Dir Lower, over a period of two years.Specimens of coccinellid beetles were collected from four major localities viz;Maidan, Jandool, Timergara and Adenzai. Identification of these beetles showedthat 14 different species in 12 genera belonging to sub-families Coccinellinae,Chilocorinae, Scymninae and Epilachninae are present in the selected area. Inthe sub-family Coccinellinae 10 Species belonging to 9 genera were foundwhich are; Coccinella septempunctata, Coccinella transversalis, Hammoniademediate, Hippodamia varigata, Menochilus sexmaculata, Oenopia sauzeti,Propylea leuteopustulata, Halyzia tschitscherini, Illeis confuse and Hypraspisrahatiana. In the sub-family Chilocorinae and Epilachninae Brumoides saturalisand Epilachna sp. species respectively were recorded and in Scymninae onegenus and two species were recorded which are Cryptogonus nepalensis andCryptogonus faizihanum. Out of 14 species from Dir Lower, two speciesHypraspis rahatiana and Cryptogonus faizihanum were reported for the firsttime from Pakistan and is therefore, a new addition to Coccinellid fauna ofPakistan.