A list of 127 true bug species belonging to the families Nepidae (1 species), Belostomatidae (1 species), Corixidae (11 species), Notonectidae (3 species), Hydrometridae (1 species), Veliidae (2 species), Gerridae (2 species), Saldidae (3 species), Leptopodidae (1 species), and Miridae…

We study the fauna of the Anthocoridae (Heteroptera) in Shiraz and its environs (south Iran, Fars province) and record their local prey and host plants by sampling specimens from different crops and weeds. Twelve species are recorded in this study. An identification key to the species of the…

A total of 47 anthocorid species (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) from 10 genera, including Amphiareus Distant, 1904, Anthocoris Fallén, 1814, Buchananiella Reuter, 1884, Cardiastethus Fieber, 1860, Dufouriellus Kirkaldy, 1906, Elatophilus Reuter, 1884, Lyctocoris Hahn, 1836, Orius Wolff, 1811,…

The Neotropical genus Phthia Stål, 1862 in its current wide concept is revised and divided into five genera: Phthia s. str., Phthiacnemia gen. nov., Phthiadema gen. nov., Phthiarella gen. nov., and Rhytidophthia gen. nov. The following nine new combinations (all from Phthia) are proposed:…

Thioniini Melichar, 1906 is placed in synonymy with Issini Spinola, 1839. The genus Thabena Stål, 1866 (Issidae: Issini) is redescribed and Gelastyra Kirkaldy, 1904, Gelastyrella Yang, 1994, and Borbonissus Bonfils, Attié & Reynaud, 2001 are placed in synonymy with Thabena. Issus literosus Walker,…

Hydroglyphus sinuspersicus sp. nov. is described from the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Iran. It is very similar to H. major (Sharp, 1882). Hydroglyphus gujaratensis (Vazirani, 1973) known previously only from Gujarat (India) is redescribed, based on recently collected material from Rajasthan…

The Oosternum convexum species group is defined on the basis of external morphological characters. Three species are recognized within the group, all of them endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca Mts. in Central America: O. convexum sp. nov. (Panama, Costa Rica), O. intermedium sp. nov. (Costa…

Afrotropical species of the genus Mentophilonthus Levasseur, 1966 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) are revised taxonomically. Twenty species are recognized, including six new ones: M. crocuta sp. nov. (Ghana), M. equus sp. nov. (Malawi), M. hystrix sp. nov. (Namibia), M. manis sp. nov. (Gabon), M.…

The Philonthus caffer species group of the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 is revised. Sixteen species are recognized, three species are described as new: Philonthus aonyx sp. nov. (Ethiopia), Philonthus bucorvus sp. nov. (Malawi), and P. falco sp. nov. (Madagascar). The remaining 13 species are…

The following new taxa of the subfamily Malthininae from the western Palaearctic Region are described and illustrated: Malthinus hulai sp. nov. (Turkey), M. ciraliensis sp. nov. (Turkey), M. malinkai sp. nov. (Turkey), M. egadiensis sp. nov. (Italy: Egadi Is.), Malthodes malinkorum sp. nov.…

Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) erythropterus (Erichson, 1840) comb. nov. is transferred from the genus Malachius Fabricius, 1775. Malachius carnifex Erichson, 1840 syn. nov. is regarded as a junior subjective synonym of M. rubidus Erichson, 1840. Malachius stolatus stat. restit. is established as a valid…

The status of previously neglected taxa described by Gistel (1856, 1857) in the Kateretidae, Nitidulidae and Monotomidae is examined. The following type species are designated: Cercus rufilabris Latreille, 1807 for Ammalaptus Gistel, 1856; Nitidula ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 for Holopterus Gistel,…

A new genus and species, Clinopalpus hanae gen. & sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Pelecotominae), is described from the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Clinopalpus gen. nov. is compared with all known genera of the subfamilies Pelecotominae, Hemirhipidiinae, Ptilophorinae and Micholaeminae and…

Based on the examination of a winged male collected in central Italy and associated with the holotype (larviform female) of Rhyzostylops inquirendus Silvestri, 1906, the latter species is transferred to the genus Blattivorus Chobaut, 1891 and the synonymy of Rhyzostylops Silvestri, 1906 and…

Catalogue and bibliography of the subfamily Agnathinae is provided, along with a discussion on the systematic position of the genus Agnathus Germar, 1825. Known data on its geographic distribution and bionomy are reviewed and new observations on the biology of Agnathus decoratus (Germar, 1818) are…

Based on the study of type material, Tituboea attenuata (Fairmaire, 1875) is considered a new synonym of T. biguttata (Olivier, 1791). The aedeagi of both species are indistinguishable. A lectotype is designated for T. attenuata.

Two new monotypic genera of the family Scathophagidae are described: Jezekia gen. nov. with the type species Jezekia kmenti sp. nov. from the Palaearctic Region (Czech Republic), and Suwaia gen. nov. with the type species Parallelomma longicornis Hendel, 1913 from the Oriental Region (China:…

Additions and corrections to the catalogue of the Scathophagidae (Diptera) of the Palaearctic Region (Šifner 2008) are presented. Two new combinations, Norellisoma altaicum (Ozerov, 2008), comb. nov. and Norellisoma yolduense (Ozerov, 2008), comb. nov., both transferred from Norellia…

Type specimens from the collection of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, are currently being catalogued. Here we present precise information about species-group types of the following scarabaeoid families: three taxa of the family Bolboceratidae,…