Diversity and distribution pattern of Hymenoptera in District Bagh, Pakistan

Main aims of current study were to discover the distribution pattern and to assess the diversity of Hymenoptera from District Bagh, Pakistan. Samples were collected from various habitats including forest, farmland and human areas with altitude of 3300–3500 m during July to December 2018. In total of 38 surveys, from 472 specimens, forty one species under 19 genera belonging to eight families were identified. These species were playing various ecological roles from pollinator to decomposers. Distribution pattern among identified species revealed that 19 species were occasional, 13 were abundant while nine were rare in explored site. Vespidae was dominant with twelve species followed by Formicidae, Apidae and Pompilidae.