A revision of the sub-genus Bagrada Stal, 1862 (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Pakistan with reference to zoogeography and phylogeny

Abstract: The type species of the subgenus Bagrada sensu-sticto and sensu Horváth 1936, hilaris (Burmeister, 1835) is redescribed with special reference to male and female genitalia. Three new speices from various localities of Pakistan are described and are compared with their cosest ally the type species and the only species known to-date within the subgenus. In the light of the above characters and the note on their zoogeography, the phylogenetic positions of the subgenus within the genus Bagrada Stal, 1862 and of the included species within the sub-genus are also briefly discussed. A key to the included. A key to the included species alongwith a short description of the sub-genus is also given.

Key words: Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Pakistan, Palaearctic, Oriental, key to species, zoogeography, phylogeny,