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A DNA barcode survey of insect biodiversity in Pakistan.

Muhammad Ashfaq, Arif M Khan, Akhtar Rasool, Saleem Akhtar, Naila Nazir, Nazeer Ahmed, Farkhanda Manzoor, Jayme Sones, Kate Perez, Ghulam Sarwar and 18 more

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Muhammad AshfaqCentre for Biodiversity Genomics & Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Arif M KhanDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Akhtar RasoolCentre for Animal Sciences and Fisheries, University of Swat, Mingora, Pakistan.
Saleem AkhtarDirectorate of Entomology, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Naila NazirDepartment of Entomology, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Nazeer AhmedFaculty of Life Sciences and Informatics, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Farkhanda ManzoorDepartment of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Jayme SonesCentre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Kate PerezCentre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Ghulam SarwarInstitute of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Azhar A KhanCollege of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University Bahadur Campus, Layyah, Pakistan.
Muhammad AkhterPulses Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Shafqat SaeedFaculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
Riffat SultanaDepartment of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Hafiz Muhammad TahirDepartment of Zoology, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad A RafiNational Insect Museum, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Romana IftikharDepartment of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States.
Muhammad Tayyib NaseemDepartment of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mariyam MasoodGovernment College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad TufailGhazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.
Santosh KumarDepartment of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Sabila AfzalDepartment of Zoology, University of Narowal, Narowal, Pakistan.
Jaclyn McKeownCentre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Ahmed Ali SamejoDepartment of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Imran KhaliqGhazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.
Michelle L D'SouzaCentre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Shahid MansoorNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Paul D N HebertCentre for Biodiversity Genomics & Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3081-6700

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although Pakistan has rich biodiversity, many groups are poorly known, particularly insects. To address this gap, we employed DNA barcoding to survey its insect diversity. Specimens obtained through diverse collecting methods at 1,858 sites across Pakistan from 2010-2019 were examined for sequence variation in the 658 bp barcode region of the cytochrome

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BiodiversityDNA Barcoding, TaxonomicInsectaAnimalsDNAPakistanDNABarcode index numberBiodiversity overlapBOLDCytochrome c oxidase IDNA barcoding

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PMCPMC9048642

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