National Insect Museum Integrated Program
NARC, Islamabad
ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed and maintain 1.3 millions insect specimens collection.
Enriched museum with specimens of more than 600 insect species while exploring insect fauna of Pakistan since 2005. Out of these 63 new insects were added as new record for Pakistan and 2 insect species as new to science.
Extensively explored butterfly and to some extent moth fauna of Pakistan. Up till now the total record of butterflies species collected from Pakistan exceed 400. Similarly 32 species of Hawk moths were also recorded.
Both predatory and phytophagous ladybird beetle fauna of Pakistan was thoroughly explored and recorded more than 90 species from Pakistan in which 30 are recorded for the first time from Pakistan.
About 100 species of Odonata (Dragon and Damsel flies) were recorded and preserved.
Tortoise beetle of sub-family Cassidinae (Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera) were studied which revealed 12 species along with their host plants. Notoscantha pakistanica is a new species for science.
Twenty five species of Dung beetles were confirmed.
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