Two new species of predominantly Australasian genus Austrelatus Shaverdo et al., 2023 are described and illustrated: Austrelatus mirai sp. nov. from Selangor State in Peninsular Malaysia is similar in habitus to the South Indian species A. boukali (Hendrich & Balke, 1998) and A. davidi…

Queen ants of the Japanese ponerine genera are described, with the first key to the Japanese genera based on the queen caste. Important queen characters are enumerated and caste differences are discussed for each genus. Physical and behavioral aspects of functional queens (alate/dealate queen,…

Autocrates soni sp. nov. is described from Vietnam based on morphological and molecular evidence. This beetle is characterised by reddish-brown pubescence on its ventral side and much shorter setae on its femora compared to the closely related species Autocrates vitalisi Vuillet, 1912. The…

Anthomyza gilviventris Roháček & Barber, 2016, hitherto known only from the Nearctic Region, is recorded from the Palaearctic Region (NE Sweden) for the first time. Specimens from the Swedish population have been compared with those of A. gilviventris from Canada and the USA and those of A.…

A little-known genus Falsorsidis Breuning, 1959 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), so far known only from Vietnam, is newly recorded from China upon the discoveries of its type and until now the only known species, F. griseofasciatus (Pic, 1926), from Guangxi, and F. lichaoi sp. nov. from…

Asadeteva U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1981 (Neuroptera, Berothidae), has been traditionally considered a Palearctic faunal element. Asadeteva was originally described from Afghanistan and Pakistan, while recent report has extended its known range into the Oriental Region. Herein, we report two new…

Lycopale Hull, 1944 is a small Neotropical flower fly genus (Syrphidae: Eristalinae: Eristalini: Helophilina) with six described species. Recent surveys in the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andean Forest and Paramo ecosystems revealed the discovery of two species new to science: Lycopale mendozai…

Kojderus Magnien & Gierlasiński gen. nov., with a single species, Kojderus maximus Gierlasiński & Magnien sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tessaratomidae), is described, being the first representative of the subfamily Natalicolinae in Madagascar. The new taxon is diagnosed and described and…

An unexpected new species of the genus Aristogethes Audisio & Cline, 2009, A. pelikani sp. nov., is described from southern Oman (Arabian Peninsula). This new species appears to be morphologically rather closely related to a couple of species known from southern Africa (northern South Africa,…

Two species of Hydrellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Ephydridae) are newly described: Hydrellia dolezali sp. nov. and H. pilsna sp. nov., both from the Czech Republic. Redescriptions and new records of H. aurifer Cresson, 1932 and H. frontalis Loew, 1860 from the Czech Republic and…

Shibhonia buxanthi gen. & sp. nov., living on Buxus hildebrandtii (senior synonym of Buxanthus pedicellatus) (Buxales: Buxaceae) on Socotra Island (Yemen) is described and illustrated. The new taxon is the sixth species of Miridae recorded from the island and the first endemic genus of this…

The genus Dicyphus Fieber, 1858 (Miridae: Bryocorinae: Dicyphini) comprises small plant bugs well known for their zoophytophagous diet and predatory activity, making them useful in biological control. Despite their importance in plant protection, many species remain difficult or impossible to…

In this work a new species, Pelidnocoris paradisicola sp. nov., of the genus Pelidnocoris Stål, 1868 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea: Pentatomidae: Discocephalinae) is described from the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. An up-to-date diagnosis of the genus and its species is…

Possession of stridulatory devices (serrated forewing edge and metafemoral plectra) is suggested as a useful taxonomic character for classification of the complex group comprising Creontiades Distant, 1883, Megacoelum Fieber, 1858, Orientomiris Yasunaga, 1997 and an additional superficially…

Five new species of the rare genus Buluka de Saeger, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), B. buntikae Hovorka & Fernández-Triana sp. nov. (from Thailand), B. frederiquebakkerae Hovorka & Fernández-Triana sp. nov. (from Indonesia), B. janaorlikovae Hovorka & Fernández-Triana…

The apterous New Zealand genera Picrotus Sharp, 1886 and Thortus Broun, 1893 are revised to include two species and 13 species, respectively, with 12 new species: Picrotus wairarapa sp. nov., Thortus bullerensis sp. nov., T. crowsoni sp. nov., T. helmorei sp. nov., T. latus sp.…

Type specimens from the collection of Hymenoptera 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 superfamily Diaprioidea Haliday, 1833. We present precise information about the…