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Abstract
The genus Hyperaspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Pakistan is reviewed. Five species of the genus including three new country records, H. asiatica Lewis, 1896, H. histeroides (Faldermann, 1837) and H. leechi Miyatake, 1961 are described here. The diagnostic characteristics of the genus and identified species, their descriptions, host plants, prey and distribution records are provided. Morphological features of adult including male genital characters of all species are illustrated. Identification key of the studied species is presented.
Acknowledgments
We thank Natural Insects Museum, Islamabad (NIM) for supporting in identification of species. We would like to thank Dr. Janakiraman Poorani for her valuable comments and correction which helped us to improve this manuscript. Special thanks to Mr. Michael Kerry, of Seaford, East Sussex U.K. for the proof reading and corrections for finalising the paper. Two referees are highly acknowledged for their valuable comments and corrections.