A new species of the caddisfl y genus Mesophylax McLachlan, 1882, Mesophylax stuchliki Chvojka sp. nov., is described based on material collected in the Inner Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. Both male and female adults are illustrated and diagnostic characters distinguishing this new species from its congeners, including M. skalskii Malicky, 1997 from Tajikistan and M. pamirensis Malicky, 1997 from Afghanistan, are provided. The caddisfly fauna of Kyrgyzstan remains poorly studied, and the genus Mesophylax has not been recorded there yet. This also represents the fi rst record of this genus in the Tian Shan Mountains.
Three species of the genus Gnathonomia Pauly, 2005 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Nomiinae) are reported from Vietnam. Two species, Gnathonomia aurata (Bingham, 1897) and G. pieli (Cockerell, 1931) are recorded from Vietnam for the first time, while G. thoracica (Smith, 1875) is the most common species in the country. One species, G. fusciventris Zhang & Niu, 2020, syn. nov., is treated as a junior synonym of G. pieli. An illustrated key to the Vietnamese species of Gnathonomia is presented along with a summary of their distributions.
In this paper, a revision of the genus Dasypogon Meigen, 1803 of the territory of North Africa and partially Spain is presented. Berberopogon subgen. nov. is described as a new subgenus within Dasypogon. The following nomenclatural changes are made: Asilus flavus Linnaeus, 1761 = Laphria ruficauda Fabricius, 1805, syn. nov., Asilus atratus Fabricius, 1794 = Seilopogon olcesci Bigot, 1878, syn. nov., Seilopogon Gougeleti Bigot, 1878 = Selidopogon rubinipes Becker, 1913 in Becker & Stein (1913), syn. nov. A neotype of Asilus atratus Fabricius, 1794 is designated. Two new species, Dasypogon engeli sp. nov. and Dasypogon hradskyi sp. nov., are described. Two new combinations are proposed: Saropogon gougeleti (Bigot, 1878) comb. nov., and Psilocurus brevipennis (Meigen, 1838) comb. nov.
A new subgenus, Carinotiphia, of the genus Tiphia Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) is erected with Tiphia (C.) notialis sp. nov. designated as the type species of Carinotiphia based on the anteriorly transverse keel on T1. The taxonomic descriptions and diagnosis of three new species within the subgenus are presented as follows: Tiphia (Carinotiphia) nigriseta sp. nov., T. (C.) notialis sp. nov., and T. (C.) transversisulcata sp. nov. Detailed morphological illustrations, including high-resolution images of diagnostic characters, are provided to facilitate species identification. The following species are transferred to Carinoand T. (C.) hispanica Dusmet, 1930. Additionally, an original key to all recognized species of Carinotiphia subgen. nov. is proposed. All type specimens of the new species are deposited at Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China (CQNU). Some discussion on the placement of Tiphia (Carinotiphia) is also given.
Five new species of tenebrionid beetles of the genus Dendarus Dejean, 1821 (Coleo- ptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptinae: Dendarini) are described from Iran: Dendarus (Pandarinus) robustus Eshraghi Mofrad & Nabozhenko, sp. nov. (Alborz Mts: Mazandaran Province), Dendarus (Pandarinus) splendidus Nabozhenko & Eshraghi Mofrad, sp. nov. (Zagros Mts: Kurdistan Province), Dendarus (Pandarinus) faizii Nabozhenko & Eshraghi Mofrad, sp. nov. (Zagros Mts: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province), Dendarus (Pandarinus) farsensis Eshraghi Mofrad & Nabozhenko, sp. nov. (Zagros Mts: Fars Province), and Dendarus (Pandarinus) rectithorax Eshraghi Mofrad & Nabozhenko, sp. nov. (Alborz Mts: Mazandaran Province). Dendarus (Pandarinus) armeniacus Baudi di Selve, 1876 is recorded from the Zagros mountain system for the first time. New faunistic data for other Iranian species are given. In total, 11 species of the genus Dendarus are known from Iran with the highest diversity in Alborz and Zagros mountain systems. A key to males of Iranian species of Dendarus is given.
Hedychridium tibicena Rosa sp. nov. from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) is described in the monochroum group. A new synonymy, Hedychridium tenerifense Linsenmaier, 1968, syn. nov. = Hedychridium canariense Garcia Mercet, 1915, is established. A key to the six Canarian species of the genus Hedychridium Abeille de Perrin, 1878 is given. The first checklist of the Canarian chrysidid species is presented, together with the observations on the dark colouration of several endemic species of the islands.
Morphology of mature larvae and life cycle of Semijulistus spectabilis (Lewis, 1895) (Coleoptera: Rhadalidae) are described here for the first time. A comparative analysis of the larval morphology of S. spectabilis and other rhadalid species revealed that the larvae of S. spectabilis lacked the typical characteristics observed in other rhadalid species, i.e., pigmented and sclerotized (whole or partial) thoracic tergites, abdominal tergite IX bearing a pair of urogomphi or a pigmented sclerite. Furthermore, S. spectabilis exhibits distinctive characteristics that deviate markedly from the fundamental larval morphology typical of the melyrid lineage, including a small head capsule, a slender body, and an exceptionally thin cuticle. Although the total duration of the larval stage was long, there were fewer larval molts until they prepupated than observed in other members of the melyrid lineage.
A new species, Pterostichus izurusanus sp. nov., belonging to the macrogenys species group of the subgenus Nialoe Tanaka, 1958 (s. lat.), is described. This species is currently known only from Mt. Izuru-san (Tochigi Prefecture, Japan), which is located on a narrow ridge that protrudes from a mountainous area towards the Kanto Plain; the mountainous area other than the ridge is occupied by P. macrogenys Bates, 1883, another member of the same species group. The origin and diff erentiation process of this new species are discussed, based on its distribution pattern, morphological characteristics, and morphology-based phylogeny. An updated key to species of the macrogenys species group is provided.
The genus Nipponeurorthus Nakahara, 1958 is an endemic group of the dragon lacewing family Nevrorthidae, currently comprising 13 species from China and Japan. However, due to their rareness in nature, the species and distribution of Nipponeurorthus from China are still poorly explored. Herein we describe five new species of Nipponeurorthus from the Chinese mainland, i.e., N. ailao sp. nov. (China: Yunnan), N. flavipennis sp. nov. (China: Guangxi), N. kuanglu sp. nov. (China: Jiangxi), N. ningboensis sp. nov. (China: Zhejiang), and N. pallidipennis sp. nov. (China: Jiangsu). We also redescribe N. qinicusYang, 1999, which has been poorly documented since its original description. A molecular delimitation of the Nipponeurorthus species based on the DNA barcodes was performed. An updated key to the species of Nipponeurorthus is also provided.
Within the framework of organizing the general collection of tropical butterflies in the National Museum of the Czech Republic, the type material of species described by Napoleon Manuel Kheil is reviewed. The present paper deals with the types in the family Lycaenidae and comprises a total of 11 taxa. Current status, distribution, and photos of adults and genitalia are given for each taxon. Further taxonomic changes were made as a part of the study. Miletus lahomius Kheil, 1884, until now considered a subspecies of Logania marmorata Moore, 1884, is transferred from the genus Logania Distant, 1884 to the genus Allotinus C. & R. Felder, [1865] and raised to the species level as Allotinus lahomius (Kheil, 1884) comb. & stat. nov., which has priority over L. marmorata; as a result, all its existing subspecies are reclassified as subspecies of A. lahomius: Allotinus lahomius lahomius (Kheil, 1884), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius damis (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius diehli (Eliot, 1986), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius faustina (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius hilaeira (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius javanica (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius marmorata (Moore, 1884), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius munichya (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius palawana (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., and Allotinus lahomius samosata (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov. Taxon semanga Corbet, 1940 is transferred from the subspecies level of Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865) to the subspecies level of Chliaria tora (Kheil, 1884) as Chliaria tora semanga Corbet, 1940, stat. nov. Taxon pumilina van Eecke, 1918 is transferred from the subspecies of Chliaria tora (Kheil, 1884) to the subspecies of Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865) as Chliaria othona pumilina van Eecke, 1918, stat. nov. Tajuria cippus bagus (Kheil, 1884), is restored to the species level: Tajuria bagus (Kheil, 1884), stat. restit. Deudorix hypargyria (Elwes, 1893) is downgraded, and Deudorix hypargyria strephanus (Druce, 1896) and Deudorix hypargyria annawarneckae Schröder & Treadaway, 2013 are transferred to the subspecies of Deudorix calderon Kheil, 1884, stat. restit., as Deudorix calderon hypargyria (Elwes, 1893), stat. nov., Deudorix hypargyria strephanus (Druce, 1896), stat. nov., and Deudorix calderon annawarneckae Schröder & Treadaway, 2013, stat. nov., respectively.
The contaminata group of Scatophila Becker, 1896 from the Palaearctic Region is reviewed. A new species S. hirsovae sp. nov. from the Czech Republic (type locality: Kateřina, Soos Reserve), Slovakia, and Turkey is described. Redescription of the contaminata group, diagnoses and photographs of the two other known European species: S. contaminata (Stenhammar, 1844) and S. pumilio (Loew, 1860), and a key for their identification are provided. Scatophila contaminata is recorded from Siberia for the first time.
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 relationships with the similar genera are discussed. An identification key for the species of the new genus is provided.
carmanica Ziegler sp. nov. from Iran andAcompomintho 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 Acompomintho lobata Villeneuve, 1927 is re-described. The following new combinations are proposed: Tricogena caucasica (Villeneuve, 1908) comb. nov. [transferred from Acompomintho] and Tricogena grandiloba (Kugler, 1978) comb. nov. [transferred from Oplisa]. Tricogena caucasica and Tricogena rubricosa (Meigen, 1824) are re-described and illustrated. Keys to the species of Acompomintho and Tricogena are provided, and the delimitation of these genera is redefined. Additions to the key to the world genera of Rhinophorinae of CERRErrI et al. (2020) are given, which allows identification of the redefined generaAcompomintho and Tricogena. The following new country records are also listed: Oplisa oldenbergi Herting, 1961 and Tricogena caucasica (Villeneuve, 1908) from Armenia, Oplisa nudiseta Zeegers, 2011, Paykullia nubilipennis (Loew, 1847), and Tromodesia vibripennis Rondani, 1862, from Greece, Acompomintho sinensis (Villeneuve, 1936), Stevenia fausti (Portschinsky, 1875), and Tricogena caucasica (Villeneuve, 1908) from Iran, and Tromodesia setiventris (Rohdendorf, 1935) from Kyrgyzstan. The phylogenetic relationships within the subfamily Rhinophorinae have been reconstructed. The results are based on BI and RAxML analyses. The Rhinophorinae appear with strong support as a monophyletic group, as do the two tribes Phytonini and Rhinophorini. All non-monotypic genera examined with more than one species included Acompomintho Villeneuve, 1927, Phyto Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, Tromodesia Rondani, 1856, Paykullia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, Oplisa Rondani, 1862, Tricogena Rondani, 1856, and Stevenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, proved to be monophyletic with strong support. The genera in question, Acompomintho and Tricogena, together with the genera Azaisia Villeneuve, 1939, Oplisa, Rhinomorinia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889, and Stevenia, come out in the Rhinophorini branch and are genetically and morphologically a very well-founded monophylum. The genus Acompomintho is probably a sister group of Stevenia, and the sister group of these two is Tricogena.
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. nov. (Cameroon), P. planta sp. nov. (Kenya); Virgatomyza gen. nov., V. helvior sp. nov. (type species; Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania), V. bivirgata sp. nov. (Ethiopia), V. discolor sp. nov. (Kenya) and V. dissimilis sp. nov. (Ethiopia). All these taxa are described and illustrated in detail and their relationships are discussed. Durantha gen. nov. is affi liated with theAmygdalops group of genera, Pectarista gen. nov. with the Barbarista group of genera and Virgatomyza gen. nov. is the first Afrotropical representative of the Anthomyza group of genera. A new key to Afrotropical genera of Anthomyzidae and keys to the identification of Pectarista and Virgatomyza species are given. Sexual dichroism of the fore leg of Pectarista species is described for the first time in the family. The female internal genitalia of Pectarista grandiloba everted after oviposition are described and illustrated. Diversity of Afrotropical Anthomyzidae is discussed.
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 from the swarm-founding wasp of the genus Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Epiponini). Atotal of 164 individuals ofAgelaia myrmecophila (Ducke, 1905) were collected during flying out from a single nest. Of the total number of emerging wasps, 13% (21 individuals) were parasitised. Diagnoses and descriptions of the female cephalothorax, male cephalotheca, and the first instar larvae are presented, and identification based on external morphology is discussed.
ng diverse topics related to beetle larvae, including morphology, larval biology, phylogeny, and systematics. The beetle families represented in the talks included Agyrtidae, Cerambycidae, Coccinellidae, Curculionidae, Elateridae, Leiodidae, Scarabaeidae, Staphylinidae, and Tenebrionidae, as well as the related sister order Strepsiptera. Compared with previous years, the 2025 IBM also featured some innovative and unconventional topics. Presentations ranged from a historical overview of IBM meetings, through records of scarabaeoid larval stridulation and observations of parasitic groups such as Strepsiptera and Asilidae, to biological studies of longhorn beetles and the extraordinary super glue discovered in ladybird beetles.
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, Proctotrupidae and Scelionidae. We present precise information about the 28 species belonging to the families Ceraphronidae (three species), Platygastridae (three species), Proctotrupidae (two species) and Scelionidae (20 species), including six holotype specimens. For each species, we give the current status, distribution, and photographs, with many of these images being published here for the first time. In addition, two paratype specimens previously assigned to Ceratoteleia leucosia Nixon, 1931 and Paratrimorus pinguis Nixon, 1933 are herein revised and the species are transferred to the genera Dicroscelio Kieffer, 1913 and Psilanteris Kieffer, 1916, respectively, resulting in the following new combinations-Dicroscelio leucosia (Nixon, 1931) comb. nov. and Psilanteris pinguis (Nixon, 1933) comb. nov.
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 genitalia are provided. An updated key to Sphedanolestes species from China, totalling 18 as recognised in the present study, together with habitus images of all species are given.
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 a further step towards natural, monophyletic taxa within the Panorpidae, several genera were erected from some species groups traditionally classified under Panorpa. In this paper, the P. guttata group with 39 species is raised as Minorpa gen. nov., and the P. wormaldi group with 19 species as Wornorpa gen. nov. Fourteen new species of Minorpa gen. nov. are described from Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan: M. abi sp. nov., M. azhu sp. nov., M. azi sp. nov., M. caojianensis sp. nov., M. duanzhengchun sp. nov., M. duanzhengming sp. nov., M. lijialingae sp. nov., M. liqiushui sp. nov., M. muwanqing sp. nov., M. sujiei sp. nov., M. tangzenghuae sp. nov., M. wangyuyan sp. nov., M. xiaomizha sp. nov., and M. zhongling sp. nov. Twenty-five species are transferred to Minorpa gen. nov. and 19 to Wornorpa gen. nov. from Panorpa resulting in the following new combinations: Minorpa apscisacera (Bicha & Suttiprapan, 2022) comb. nov., M. caoweii (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. dali (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. decolorata (Chou & Wang, 1981) comb. nov., M. duanyu (Wang & Gong, 2021) comb. nov., M. filina (Chou & Wang, 1987) comb. nov., M. filititilana (Li & Hua, 2022) comb. nov., M. furcata (Zhou & Zhou, 2007) comb. nov., M. guttata (Navás, 1908) comb. nov., M. hani (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. hirundo (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. huangguiqiangi (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. jiangrixini (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. jinfoshana (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. kunmingensis (Fu & Hua, 2009) comb. nov., M. latiloba (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. liaoi (Zhou & Zhou, 2007) comb. nov., M. nanzhao (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. parallela (Wang & Hua, 2016) comb. nov., M. qiana (Zhou & Zhou, 2010) comb. nov., M. reflexa (Wang & Hua, 2016) comb. nov., M. stella (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. substricta (Wang, 2021) comb. nov., M. xiaofeng (Wang & Gong, 2021) comb. nov., M. xuzhu (Wang & Gong, 2021) comb. nov., Wornorpa amamiensis (Miyamoto & Makihara, 1984) comb. nov., W. fengyanga (Wang & Suzuki, 2022) comb. nov., W. gressitti (Byers, 1970) comb. nov., W. hiurai (Miyamoto, 1985) comb. nov., W. implicata (Cheng, 1957) comb. nov., W. kiusiuensis (Issiki, 1929) comb. nov., W. longiramina (Issiki & Cheng, 1947) comb. nov., W. multifasciaria (Miyaké, 1910) comb. nov., W. nudiramus (Byers, 2002) comb. nov., W. obliqua (Carpenter, 1945) comb. nov., W. obliquifascia (Chou & Wang, 1987) comb. nov., W. ochraceocauda (Issiki, 1927) comb. nov., W. okinawaensis (Nakamura, 2009) comb. nov., W. peterseana (Issiki, 1927) comb. nov., W. striata (Miyaké, 1908) comb. nov., W. tokunoshimaensis (Nakamura, 2009) comb. nov., W. tsunekatanis (Issiki, 1929) comb. nov., W. wormaldi (MacLachlan, 1875) comb. nov., and W. zhuohengi (Wang & Suzuki, 2022) comb. nov. A distributional map, keys to species, species lists, and discussions regarding the biological characteristics and diversity of the newly erected genera are also provided.
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 for the first time and compared with the immature stages of Menephilus cylindricus Herbst, 1784.
