A new species of the genus Censorinus Distant, 1903, C. karinae sp. nov., is described, based on a single male from Madagascar selected from unidentified materials in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. The habitus and diagnostic characters of the male genitalia are illustrated.

Stirogaster kmenti sp. nov. is described from Iran (Fars and Kerman provinces). The new species is close to S. uvarovi China, 1934 and S. ahriman Rédei, 2005. The identification key of Stirogaster species (Moulet 2005) is modified.

The assassin bug subfamily Saicinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Taiwan is surveyed. Seven species belonging to the genera Gallobelgicus Distant, 1906 and Polytoxus Spinola, 1850 are recognized. Lectotype is designated for Saica fuscovittata Stål, 1860 (currently Polytoxus), a species of…

The Iranian fauna of the Nabidae is summarized in this paper. In total, four genera (Alloeorhynchus Fieber, 1860, Himacerus Wolff, 1811, Nabis Latreille, 1802 and Prostemma Laporte, 1832), 22 species and subspecies are listed from Iran. Three of these species are new for the Iranian fauna: Nabis…

Host plants of the stenodemine mirid Teratocoris saundersi Douglas & Scott, 1869 in Iceland include the grasses Agrostis capillaris, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elymus repens, and Leymus arenarius (Poaceae), and sedges, Carex spp. (Cyperaceae). Specific host associations for T. saundersi in Iceland…

A new species of the family Largidae, Largus giganteus sp. nov., is described from Brazil. The possible hybridization among several Central American species of Largus Hahn, 1831 is noted.

Five new species of Catorhintha Stål, 1859 (Coreidae), Catorhintha bellatula sp. nov. (French Guiana), Catorhintha bicornigera sp. nov. (Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela), Catorhintha sticta sp. nov. (Mexico), Catorhintha tamaulipeca sp. nov. (Mexico), and Catorhintha tumula sp. nov. (French Guiana), are…

The external morphology of eggs and manner of oviposition of three rhopalid species, Brachycarenus tigrinus (Schilling, 1829), Chorosoma schillingi (Schilling, 1829) and Rhopalus (Aeschyntelus) maculatus (Fieber, 1837) are described. The eggs were studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM),…

During 2008 and 2009, a study of the hygropetric fauna was carried out in the provinces of Fars and Mazandaran in Iran. Fifteen hygropetric sites were sampled and the Hydroscapha specimens were recorded at twelve of them. All specimens collected were identified as Hydroscapha granulum (Motschulsky,…

Georissus persicus sp. nov. belonging to the G. laesicollis group is described from Iran (Khuzestan and Fars Provinces). Relevant characters of the new species are illustrated and the species is compared with G. laesicollis Germar, 1831 and G. trifossulatus Motschulsky, 1843. The latter species is…

External morphology and male genitalia of the endemic Japanese genus Nipponocercyon Satô, 1963 are examined and the taxonomy of the genus revised based on specimens from nine localities at the islands of Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu. All examined specimens are found to belong to the same species, N.…

The Philonthus arrowianus species group of the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 is defined and six species included in it. Two species are described as new: Philonthus currax sp. nov. from Gabon and Philonthus galago sp. nov. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi and the Republic…

The paper deals with the species of the subgenus Tasgius s. str. of the genus Tasgius Stephens, 1829, known to occur at present on the territory of the People’s Republic of China. Tasgius praetorius Bernhauer, 1915 is redescribed and a lectotype is designated for it. Three species are described as…

Distribution of the Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) in the Arabian Peninsula is evaluated. Six species belonging to the genera Macrosiagon Hentz, 1830 and Ripiphorus Bosc, 1791 are figured and keyed, and the distribution of each species is mapped. Including new and previously published…

The genus Andrahomanus Pic, 1903 is redescribed along with Andrahomanus luteipes Pic, 1903 and Anthicus particularis Pic, 1932. Five species of the genus are described as new: A. crassicornis sp. nov. (South Africa), A. opacus sp. nov. (Namibia), A. ovaliceps sp. nov. (South Africa), A. sabulicola…

Fifteen new species of Anthelephila Hope, 1833 are described: Anthelephila adivasi sp. nov., A. bacillipes sp. nov., A. interposita sp. nov., A. kailasa sp. nov., A. kali sp. nov., A. lubopetra sp. nov., A. maharani sp. nov., A. pateva sp. nov., A. sevciki sp. nov., A. triungula sp. nov., A. tryznai…

An account of the tribes Mormiini and Paramormiini (Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from Malaysia is given, including the description of a new paramormiine genus Perakomyia gen. nov. and the second record of the genus Saximormia Ježek, 1984 in the Oriental Region. The subgenera Nototelmatoscopus Satchell,…

The Central European species of Dinax Malaise, 1945 (one species), Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 1835 (seven species) and Taxonus Hartig, 1837 (three species) are surveyed and briefly diagnosed. Strongylogaster baikalensis Naito, 1990 and Dinax ermak (Zhelochovtsev, 1968) are newly recorded species for…

A new species of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Chiasmognathus Engel, 2006 is described and figured from southwestern Niger. Chiasmognathus saheliensis sp. nov. (Ammobatini) is distinguished from its congeners by the combination of its coloration, integumental sculpturing (particularly that of the…

Type specimens from the collection of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, are currently being catalogued. This second part of the catalogue dealing with the Scarabaeoidea presents precise information on species-group types of the following…

The third Immature Beetles Meeting was held in Prague during October 1–2, 2009, nearly precisely two years after the previous meeting (for abstracts see Fikáček et al. (2007)). Similarly as in 2007, the meeting took place at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, in cooperation with the…