First record of Croce filipennis Westwood, 1841 (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae) from Punjab, Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Adnan Bodlah Center for Insect Farming and Entomological Entrepreneurship (CIFEE), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Aleena Kanwal Center for Insect Farming and Entomological Entrepreneurship (CIFEE), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Aleh Sinchuk The Scientific and Practical Center of the National academy of Sciences of Belarus for Biological Resources, Laboratory of terrestrial invertebrates, Minsk, Belarus
  • Ayesha Younas Center for Insect Farming and Entomological Entrepreneurship (CIFEE), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Alishbah Mohsin Center for Insect Farming and Entomological Entrepreneurship (CIFEE), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Ahmad Mudassir Chemistry Department, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Sialkot Campus, Sialkot 51310, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Yasir Niaz Center for Insect Farming and Entomological Entrepreneurship (CIFEE), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55627/zoobotanica.003.02.1390

Keywords:

New record, Thread-Winged Lacewing, Neuroptera, morphology, taxa, Pakistan

Abstract

The Thread-Winged Lacewing, Croce filipennis Westwood, 1841 (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae), is recorded for the first time from southernmost region of Punjab, Pakistan. This finding expands the C. filipennis geographic range into South Asia's arid and semi-arid regions. The finding emphasizes the importance of focused biodiversity surveys in Pakistan's poorly understood ecosystems, especially in habitats that are ecologically significant but frequently disregarded. The detailed diagnostic morphological traits are presented to aid in precise identification. This finding underscores the potential for additional knowledge on Neuropteran diversity within the country.

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2025-08-31

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First record of Croce filipennis Westwood, 1841 (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae) from Punjab, Pakistan. (2025). Zoo Botanica, 3(2), 239-243. https://doi.org/10.55627/zoobotanica.003.02.1390

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