Japanese species of the genera Stethorus Weise, 1885 and Parastethorus Pang & Mao, 1975 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae) were reviewed, recognizing seven species of the former and one species of the latter genus. Two new species are described: Stethorus (Allostethorus) takakoae…

In this paper, a new species, Ferrisia san Tanaka, sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), is described and illustrated based on the morphology of adult female specimens collected on cassava, Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae), from Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province in…

Three new species of the rarely collected genus Miropotes Nixon, 1965 (Hymeno- ptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) are described: Miropotes klaseriensis sp. nov. from South Africa, and Miropotes perditohabitatus sp. nov. and Miropotes malagasifragilis sp. nov. from Madagascar. These are the first…

The larval instars and pupa of Cylindera (Plectographa) apiata apiata (Dejean, 1825) are redescribed and illustrated, including morphometric and chaetotaxic characters. The larval ground pattern for the chaetotaxic characters is presented, based on instar I larva of C. apiata apiata. For…

Dasypogon kerimovae Szczepański & Dobosz sp. nov. (Diptera: Asilidae) is diagnosed and described from Azerbaijan. The species is readily distinguished by the male terminalia and unique combination of characters of females, which exhibit dark coloration resembling that of males, including smoky…

The larva and pupa of Menephilus medius Marseul, 1876 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini) from southern China are associated with the adults by rearing in lab. The morphological characteristics of the mature larva and pupa of this species are described and illustrated in detail…

Until now, the Australian fauna of Tetriginae has been represented predominantly by the genera Paratettix Bolívar, 1887 and Tetrix Latreille, 1802, with the latter mostly consisting of apterous species. The Australian members of these genera show remarkable morphological diversity, which…

Brasixenos mikati Benda & Straka sp. nov., a new species of Strepsiptera of the genus Brasixenos Kogan & Oliveira, 1966 (Xenidae) from southern Guatemala, is described based on the female cephalothorax, male cephalotheca and the first instar larvae. It represents the first species described…

Panorpa Linnaeus, 1758 is the largest genus in the scorpionfly family Panorpidae and is considered paraphyletic. According to recent phylogenetic studies, some closely related species are grouped into evolutionarily cohesive clusters, warranting recognition as separate genera. In order to take…

Sphedanolestes jilongensis Y. Liu, P. Zhao & W. Cai sp. nov. is described based on macropterous male and female specimens collected from Jilong County, Rikaze City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, and compared with related species within the genus. Habitus images and figures of the male…

Acompomintho carmanica Ziegler sp. nov. from Iran and Acompomintho gavryushini Ziegler sp. nov. from Kazakhstan are described, illustrated and compared with the other known species of the genus. The male of Acompomintho sinensis (Villeneuve, 1936) is described and illustrated for the first time, and…

The fauna of Afrotropical Anthomyzidae (Diptera) is enriched by three new genera and nine new species, viz., Durantha gen. nov., D. dura sp. nov. (type species; Tanzania, Kenya), D. freidbergi sp. nov. (Ethiopia); Pectarista gen. nov., P. grandiloba sp. nov. (type species; Cameroon), P. curta sp.…

Cornutidrymus gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae: Rhyparochrominae: Drymini) is described from New Guinea with four new species (C. elongatus sp. nov. [type species], C. acutus sp. nov., C. gibbosus sp. nov. and C. latus sp. nov.). The systematic placement and the…

Type specimens from the Hymenoptera collection deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum of the Czech Republic are currently being catalogued. In this part of the catalogue, we deal with the families Ceraphronidae, Platygastridae, Proctotrupi- dae and Scelionidae. We present precise…