New faunistic data on Diptera (Hexapoda, Insecta) from the Ziarat Juniperus forest ecosystem (Pakistan) Author Khan, Qaiser Department of Zoology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan wipro_qk2005@yahoo.com Author Kakar, Asmathullah Department of Zoology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan Author Kamran, Kashif Department of Zoology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan text Biodiversity Data Journal 2024 2024-03-25 12 114414 114414 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e114414 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e114414 1314-2828-12-e114414 A461A98999BA5F35B809AF79B1552834 Atherigona soccata Rondani, 1871 Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 1 ; occurrenceID: 34161F35-E30B-5222-8549-447C131A7109 ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-04- 22 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 1 ; occurrenceID: 6FA6ECD4-CABE-55B2-9E08-95BDADC7531E ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-05- 13 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 5 ; occurrenceID: 321AF9BE-46CB-5A50-BC24-D883FCB6B94B ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-06- 26 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 1 ; occurrenceID: 81B16E32-9204-524A-B3D5-E2C46D453D19 ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-07- 22 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 9 ; occurrenceID: D0EE79D0-68DF-535C-90FC-177051EB53E2 ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-07- 29 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 7 ; occurrenceID: 059FEEFA-ACD4-52BB-A05C-9EBACBFFBFA9 ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-08- 19 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 5 ; occurrenceID: 43A39D67-3FBE-5690-A0D9-3587238B455F ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-09-02 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 1 ; occurrenceID: 1E8FD172-2269-5BCA-A4C5-164D9A03D35B ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-09- 30 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 4 ; occurrenceID: B7BE7022-71AC-5E00-B1BB-A1CCE1E1BFFE ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-10- 21 Type status: Other material . Occurrence : recordedBy: Qaiser Khan ; individualCount: 3 ; occurrenceID: 5CAE0C90-C4C9-55D0-94D9-C31A40259521 ; Taxon : scientificName: Atherigona soccata Rondani 1871; order: Diptera ; family: Muscidae ; genus: Atherigona ; specificEpithet: soccata; scientificNameAuthorship: Rondani , 1871; Location : country: Pakistan ; countryCode: PK; stateProvince: Balochistan ; county: Ziatar District ; municipality: Ziarat ; decimalLatitude: 30.400139 ; decimalLongitude: 67.726806 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Qaiser Khan ; Event : eventDate: 2019-11-18 Distribution Species widely distributed, recorded the Afrotropical egion, China (Guangdong), India, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, North Africa, Philippines, southern Europe and Thailand ( Pont and Magpayo 1995 , Kalaisekar et al. 2016 ); in Pakistan, it has been recorded by ( Arif et al. (2013) , Khaliq et al. (2022) , Khan et al. (2022) ) Notes The sorgum shoot fly is a major pest to grain sorghum, particularly in regions where it is the major rainfed crop (Khaliq et al. 2022). This insect has a high rate of occurance after rainfall, making it a highly destructive species in locations all over the world ( Edde 2021 ). Khaliq et al. (2022) reported the presence of this species in Punjab, Pakistan. This species was observed from April to October (Fig. 3 ).