A total of 114 individuals of 14 wren species (Aves: Passeriformes: Troglodytidae) were examined. Nineteen birds (17 %) of six species were parasitised with 292 chewing lice (mean intensity = 15.4 lice per bird) belonging to three genera – Brueelia Kéler, 1936, Penenirmus Clay & Meinertzhagen,…

Eremiothrips eshghii sp. nov. is described from Fars province, south of Iran, from specimens collected on a species of Ephedra (Ephedraceae). This new species seems to be related to E. effl atouni (Priesner, 1965) in having no long setae on the posterior angles of the pronotum in both sexes, as…

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A new species of the genus Orthophana Melichar, 1923, O. tamdaoina sp. nov., representing a new subgenus, Eupharos subgen. nov., is described from the Tam Dao National Park in northern Vietnam. Diagnostic characters are provided in a form of a key to differentiate the new species and the new…

A new species, Cofana trilobata sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Meghalaya, India along with illustrations of Cofana lineata (Distant, 1908) which it closely resembles. Diagnostic characters are given to separate these species, including a modi

The genus Oiovelia Drake & Maldonado-Capriles, 1952 includes foam-inhabiting insects that occur from Venezuela to Argentina and contains four previously described species: Oiovelia brasiliensis Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010, O. cunucunumana Drake & Maldonado-Capriles, 1952, O.…

The Oriental genus Tachytatus Bergroth, 1918 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae: Rhyparochrominae: Ozophorini), so far monotypic, is revised. The genus and its type species, T. prolixicornis Bergroth, 1918 (Philippines), are redescribed and recorded from Malaysia (Sabah)…

Afromenotes hirsuta gen. & sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dinidoridae: Eumenotini) is described from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and compared with its only close relative, the Oriental genus Eumenotes Westwood, 1844. Afromenotes hirsuta thus represents the

The Oriental and Austro-Paci

The water scavenger beetle genus Lachnodacnum Orchymont, 1937 sensu HANSEN (1991) is revised. The three species that had previously been placed in the genus, L. luederwaldti Orchymont, 1937 (southern Brazil), L. saundersi Orchymont, 1937 (northern Brazil) and L. urichi (Scott, 1912) (Trinidad…

Fourteen species and two subspecies of the genus Octavius Fauvel, 1873 from the Republic of South Africa are described as new: Octavius acutipenis sp. nov., O. adriani sp. nov., O. bicurvatus sp. nov., O. bulirschi sp. nov., O. dorsumsuis sp. nov., O. kogelbergensis sp. nov., O. mikhaili sp.…

Batrisceniola fengtingae sp. nov. from East China is described,

Callosides mafi k sp. nov. from Ecuador (Napo) is described and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. The new species clearly differs from all three previously described for the genus in having short clavate macrosetation of the dorsal surface, different con

Zophohelops montanatolicus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini: Cylindrinotina), the

Callomecyna leehsuehae sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) is described from Taiwan. All the known species of the genus Callomecyna Tippmann, 1955 are

Genera of Imatidiini Hope, 1840 are revised and keyed. Colour images demonstrating general habitus of all genera are also given. The following genera are removed from synonymy and their status restored: Caloclada Guérin-Méneville, 1844, stat. restit., Pseudimatidium Aslam, 1966, stat. restit.,…

An extensive material of the Cape Verde endemic weevil genus Dinas Wollaston, 1867 (Curculionidae: Entiminae) is revised. Two subgenera are recognized based on the external morphology and biology of adults. Microspina subgen. nov. is established for the group with smaller-sized adults which are

Mature larvae and pupae of Coniocleonus (Plagiographus) nigrosuturatus (Goeze, 1777) (Curculionidae: Lixinae: Cleonini) are described and compared with three other cleonine taxa with known larvae. The biology of the species was studied in Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. Common Stork’s-bill…

Two new species of Austrolimnophila Alexander, 1920 (subgenus Austrolimnophila s. str.) are described, A. (A.) cretica sp. nov. (Greece: Crete) and A. (A.) pallidior sp. nov. (Algeria), and their male terminalia are illustrated. A key to the Western Palaearctic species of Austrolimnophila s. str.…

A new species, Rheochlus latisetus sp. nov., is described from male and female adults from Argentina. Emendations and illustrations of the three previously known species of Rheochlus Brundin, 1966 are provided. A cladistic analysis of the genus Rheochlus within the tribe Podonomini is presented,…

Feuerborniella paramuna Cordeiro, sp. nov., is a new species we describe herein from the paramo of Colombia. This genus is recorded for the fi rst time from Colombia. Diagnostic characters for Feuerborniella Vaillant, 1971 along with its place in the tribe Psychodini are discussed, and a key to…

The female holotype of Scelomyza hirticornis Séguy, 1938 from Kenya is revised and the species transferred from Opomyzidae to Anthomyzidae. It is redescribed in detail based on partly reconstructed characters of the damaged holotype. The genus Scelomyza Séguy, 1938 is redescribed and its…

Type specimens from the collection of the polyneopteran insect orders (Dermaptera, Blattodea, Orthoptera, Phasmatodea) deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague are catalogued. We provide precise information about types of 100 taxa (5 species of Dermaptera, 3 species of…