New and little known species of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) for fauna of Pakistan

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Dec 30, 2025
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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2025)
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Zubair Ahmed
Department of Zoology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Karachi, Pakistan
Arvīds Barševskis
Coleopterological Research Center, Institute of Life Sciences andTechnologies, Daugavpils University, Latvia

Keywords : Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, new records, Pakistan
Abstract

We prepared a synopsis of ten species of longhorn beetles from Pakistan during excursion in 2024. Seven species reported as new record for the country. Remaining three species little know and treated as worthy records. Habitus images and distribution data provided.

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Zubair Ahmed, Department of Zoology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Karachi, Pakistan

Zubair Ahmed. Department of Zoology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Karachi, Pakistan; e-mail: zbrahmed36@gmail.com

Arvīds Barševskis, Coleopterological Research Center, Institute of Life Sciences andTechnologies, Daugavpils University, Latvia

Arvīds Barševskis. Coleopterological Research Center, Institute of Life Sciences andTechnologies, Daugavpils University, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia; e-mail: arvids.barsevskis@du.lv

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