https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi The newest articles published in Insecta Mundi, the journal of the Center for Systematic Entomology. en Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:10:31 GMT https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1212_suh_dubey_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1212_suh_dubey_2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Soo-Jung Suh, Anil Kumar Dubey Hemiptera Aleyrodidae Soo-Jung Suh, Anil Kumar Dubey — Insecta Mundi 1212 — Five whitefly species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), including an undescribed species, were detected at South Korean ports of entry on imported Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don plants originating from China and Japan. These species were identified as Aleuroclava hikosanensis (Takahashi), Aleuroclava similis (Takahashi), Aleuroplatus sp. (cf. joholensis), Cockerelliella psidii (Corbett) and Singhiella pieris Suh and Dubey, new species. This new species is described and illustrated with photographs. In addition, the remaining four species are briefly characterized and illustrative photograph https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1211_horton_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1211_horton_2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT David R. Horton Hemiptera Psylloidea Psyllidae David R. Horton — Insecta Mundi 1211 — Pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Foerster) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae), is a western Palearctic species now present in all pear-growing regions of North America following its presumed arrival in the early-1800s. Pear psylla likely arrived in North America on imported pear trees or scions and then spread by dispersal of adults or by dissemination of infested nursery trees. This synthesis assembles a scattered historical literature to summarize arrival and spread by pear psylla in two growing regions: eastern North America, comprising the eastern seaboard and Great Lakes areas; and a wes https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1210_pintar_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1210_pintar_2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Matthew R. Pintar Coleoptera Dytiscidae Epimetopidae Gyrinidae Haliplidae Hydraenidae Hydrophilidae Noteridae Matthew R. Pintar — Insecta Mundi 1210 — Records and notes on the distribution of 91 species of aquatic and semi-aquatic Coleoptera are provided for North America. This includes 56 species of Dytiscidae, 4 species of Epimetopidae, 2 species of Gyrinidae, 3 species of Haliplidae, 1 species of Hydraenidae, 23 species of Hydrophilidae, and 2 species of Noteridae. New country records include Berosus punctatissimus LeConte (Hydrophilidae) in Canada (southwestern British Columbia), Helochares maculicollis Mulsant (Hydrophilidae) in Canada (southern Ontario), Hydrophilus ensifer Brullé (Hydrophilidae) in Belize and Jamaica, Hydrophilus insu https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1209_leblanc_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1209_leblanc_etal_2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Luc Leblanc, Joel Gardner, Karlee Davis, Stuart Murray, Anna Hawse, Nash Muckey Hymenoptera Halictidae Luc Leblanc, Joel Gardner, Karlee Davis, Stuart Murray, Anna Hawse, Nash Muckey — Insecta Mundi 1209 — An annotated checklist of the 62 species of Lasioglossum Curtis (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) bees present in the state of Idaho is provided, including 35 new state records. The checklist is based on label data from 5,252 preserved museum specimens and 75 additional records from published literature. A detailed distribution map and a phenology graph are provided for each species, in addition to floral association records based on field survey data and museum specimen label data. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1208_waldren_pitts_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1208_waldren_pitts_2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT George C. Waldren, James P. Pitts Hymenoptera Mutillidae George C. Waldren, James P. Pitts — Insecta Mundi 1208 — The velvet ant subfamily Sphaeropthalminae Ashmead, 1903 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) is critically reviewed and reclassified. The old taxonomic concept of the subfamily is expanded into a clade comprising six subfamilies: Atilluminae, new subfamily, Chaetotillinae, new subfamily, Ephutinae Ashmead, 1903, revised status, Euspinoliinae Brothers and Lelej, 2017, new status, Patquiatillinae, new subfamily, and Sphaeropthalminae Ashmead, 1903. This clade is informally named the Sphaeropthalmiformes subfamily-group. Two tribes are recognized within Ephutinae: Ephutini Ashmead, 1903 and Onoretillini, n https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1207_garciacordon_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1207_garciacordon_etal_2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ana Cristina Garcia-Cordon, Joel Gardner, José Monzón-Sierra, Richard S. Zack, Silas Bossert Hymenoptera Anthophila Halictidae Ana Cristina Garcia-Cordon, Joel Gardner, José Monzón-Sierra, Richard S. Zack, Silas Bossert — Insecta Mundi 1207 — We present three new country records for sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini) for Guatemala: Agapostemon atrocaeruleus (Friese, 1917), Lasioglossum exiguum (Smith, 1879), and L. obnubilum (Sandhouse, 1924). The records of A. atrocaeruleus and L. exiguum contribute to filling the knowledge gap of the known distribution in Mexico and Central America. The new L. obnubilum record expands the known distribution of the species further south, making it the southernmost presently known record. Additionally, we expand the known distribution within Guatemala for four Lasioglossum (Dialictus) https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1206_otto_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/10/1206_otto_2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Robert L. Otto Coleoptera Elateroidea Eucnemidae Robert L. Otto — Insecta Mundi 1206 — Three new fossil eucnemid taxa (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) are described from amber deposits excavated from the vicinity of Santiago, Dominican Republic. The following new species are described: Phlegon femoralis, Adelothyreus micros and Nematodes breviangularis. Each new species is diagnosed and illustrated. Calyptocerus epicranus (Poinar) is transferred to the genus Otho Lacordaire, forming the new combination Otho epicranus (Poinar). The resulting change in the status of the extinct eucnemid creates a change in the status of Lissantauga Poinar becoming a new junior synonym to Otho. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/09/1205_powell_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/09/1205_powell_etal_2026 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Erin C. Powell , Douglass R. Miller, Zachary Lahey, Matthew R. Moore, Ethan Gamble, Jason L. Mottern, Ian C. Stocks Hemiptera Pseudococcidae Erin C. Powell , Douglass R. Miller, Zachary Lahey, Matthew R. Moore, Ethan Gamble, Jason L. Mottern, Ian C. Stocks — Insecta Mundi 1205 — The modern outbreak of pasture mealybug causing "pasture dieback" in eastern Australia was long thought to be a new "variant" of Heliococcus summervillei Brookes (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). However, major, consistent morphological differences and distinct differences in the sequence data (8.6% COI difference, 1.6% difference in 28S D2/D3, and 1.3% difference in 18S) between the two variants support that these are two separate species. Herein, we describe Heliococcus novovillei Powell and Miller, new species, the new pasture mealybug that has caused major pasture dieback and "yellow canopy syn https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1204_holloway_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1204_holloway_2026 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Graham J. Holloway Coleoptera Dermestidae Megatominae Graham J. Holloway — Insecta Mundi 1204 — Subgenus Anthrenodes Chobaut (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae: Anthrenus Geofroy) contains variable species types, including several species with slim antennae, no notch on the inner eye margin, and small, triangular aedeagi. Previous studies on Anthrenodes species bearing these features found they also contained large sclerites within the bursa copulatrix. Te aims of this study were to establish whether all Anthrenodes species bearing these characteristics have large sclerites within the bursa copulatrix, and in the process describe new species and add new images to existing species desc https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1203_cidaguilar_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1203_cidaguilar_etal_2026 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT San Marino Cid-Aguilar, María Belén Zepeda-Ruiz, Dulce H. Zetina Coleoptera Curculionidae San Marino Cid-Aguilar, María Belén Zepeda-Ruiz, Dulce H. Zetina — Insecta Mundi 1203 — Material of the subfamily Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) collected during 2015 and 2016 housed in the Entomological Collection of the Centro Nacional de Referencia Fitosanitaria (CECR), Mexico, was examined. Te specimens were collected in avocado orchards and on avocado fruit originating from the state of Michoacán, Mexico. A total of 42 species representing 24 genera were identifed. Te municipalities with the highest incidence of Scolytinae were Lázaro Cárdenas and Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares. Araptus schwarzi (Blackman) and species of the genus Hypothenemus Westwood were widely dis https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1202_eiseman_vannieukerken_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1202_eiseman_vannieukerken_2026 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Charles S. Eiseman, Erik J. van Nieukerken Lepidoptera Gracillariidae Charles S. Eiseman, Erik J. van Nieukerken — Insecta Mundi 1202 — Species of Phyllocnistis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) mining leaves of plants in the family Vitaceae are reviewed worldwide, including descriptions and illustrations of adults and leaf mines. Host plant and parasitoid records, distribution data, and DNA barcoding data are summarized for each species, with many new records provided. Four species are native to North America: P. vitegenella Clemens is transcontinental, but rare in the West; P. vitifoliella Chambers and P. ampelopsiella Chambers are strictly eastern; and P. occidentalis Eiseman and van Nieukerken, new species, is strictly https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1201_santossilva_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/08/1201_santossilva_etal_2026 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Antonio Santos-Silva, Francisco Eriberto de Lima Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Hector Flechtmann Coleoptera Cerambycidae Antonio Santos-Silva, Francisco Eriberto de Lima Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Hector Flechtmann — Insecta Mundi 1201 — Thirty-fve new records of Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera) for Brazil are provided with notes, of which 32 are new state records and three are new country records. In Cerambycidae, two new species of Scleronotus White, 1855 are described from Brazil: S. ritae Santos-Silva, Nascimento and Flechtmann, new species; and S. tanabeae Santos-Silva, Nascimento and Flechtmann, new species. The problematic identifcation of S. stupidus Lacordaire, 1872 is discussed. Scleronotus anthribiformis Aurivillius, 1916 is synonymized with S. scabrosus Thomson, 1861. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1200_rifkind_2029 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1200_rifkind_2029 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jacques Rifkind Coleoptera Cleridae Jacques Rifkind — Insecta Mundi 1200 — Cymatodera orwelli new species (Coleoptera: Cleridae) is described from Arizona and New Mexico, USA and Sinaloa, Mexico. It appears to belong to a group of mostly Mexican congeners that are moderately elongate, have elongate, sexually dimorphic terminal antennomeres, and simple pygidia. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1199_rifkind_araujo_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1199_rifkind_araujo_2026 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jacques Rifkind, Samuel Araujo Castillo Coleoptera Cleridae Jacques Rifkind, Samuel Araujo Castillo — Insecta Mundi 1199 — Enoclerus insidiosus (Gorham) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) is recorded from Mexico for the frst time. Tis represents an approximately 1500 km extension from its previously known most northerly distribution in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. We surmise that this geographical gap and the lack of previous reporting of its presence in Mexico may be an artifact of its appearance during the dry season: a time of year when few entomologists are active in the feld. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1198_barthelemy_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1198_barthelemy_2026 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Christophe Barthélémy Hymenoptera Apoidea Anthophila Christophe Barthélémy — Insecta Mundi 1198 — An annotated and illustrated checklist of 23 species and four morphospecies in fve subfamilies and nine tribes of Apidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) recorded from Hong Kong is presented, discussed and illustrated here, of which 19 species and four morphospecies are new records for the territory. Short annotations on their taxonomy (when needed), biology (if known), and on historical records are also provided, complemented by distributional data. Tis list forms an important baseline to track the faunal changes of Apidae in Hong Kong but also more broadly in Southeast Asia, a region of th https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1197_eiseman_landry_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/07/1197_eiseman_landry_2026 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Charles S. Eiseman, Jean-François Landry Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Charles S. Eiseman, Jean-François Landry — Insecta Mundi 1197 — We describe two new species of Keiferia Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): K. trixivora Eiseman and Landry, new species, from the USA (California), Mexico, and Costa Rica, whose larvae are leafminers of Trixis californica Kellogg (Asteraceae), and K. feldmani Eiseman and Landry, new species, from the USA (Massachusetts and North Carolina), a leafminer of Solanum carolinense L. (Solanaceae). A tree hypothesis based on maximum-likelihood analysis of the COI barcode region places K. trixivora in monophyly with respect to K. azapaensis Vargas from Chile, whose host plant is Trixis cacalioides D. Do https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1196_faynel_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1196_faynel_etal_2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Christophe Faynel, Robert C. Busby, Blanca Huertas, Christian Brévignon, Gottfried Siebel, Richard O’Brien, Christer Fåhraeus Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Teclinae Christophe Faynel, Robert C. Busby, Blanca Huertas, Christian Brévignon, Gottfried Siebel, Richard O’Brien, Christer Fåhraeus — Insecta Mundi 1196 — The androconial organ of Strephonota porphyritis (H.H. Druce, 1907) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) is described in detail. Its shape is unique in the Strephonotina subtribe, and its forewing location is reported as unique within the Eumaeini tribe. This discovery supports the revalidation of Strephonota kourouciensis (Brévignon, 2003), reinstated status (type locality: Kourou, French Guiana), which is no longer considered a synonym of the allopatric S. porphyritis (type locality: Belém, Pará, Brazil). The distinction of the species using androconial organs is corroborated by differences https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1195_rice_macrae_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1195_rice_macrae_2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Marlin E. Rice, Ted C. MacRae Coleoptera Cerambycidae Marlin E. Rice, Ted C. MacRae — Insecta Mundi 1195 — New ecological, distributional, behavioral, and host-association data are presented for 156 species and subspecies of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas. Detailed observations reveal extended developmental plasticity in Eupogonius pauper LeConte, variable pre-pupal behavior in Lagocheirus araneiformis stroheckeri Dillon, new girdling and oviposition hosts for Oncideres cingulata cingulata (Say) and Oncideres rhodosticta Bates, the impo https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1194_holloway_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1194_holloway_2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Graham J. Holloway Coleoptera Dermestidae Megatominae Graham J. Holloway — Insecta Mundi 1194 — The Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of Jordan and Egypt are poorly known, and the current study represents the first extensive consideration of Anthrenops Reitter, 1881 (a subgenus of Anthrenus Geoffroy) in Jordan and Egypt. Three new species of Anthrenops are described: Anthrenus (Anthrenops) pinnigeri, from Jordan and Egypt, Anthrenus (Anthrenops) carbonarius from Jordan, and Anthrenus (Anthrenops) rufus from Egypt. Previously, only three species of Anthrenops had been definitively recorded from Jordan (A. coloratus Reitter, A. eichleri Kadej and Háva and A. funiculus Holloway) and one species from https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1193_claridge_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/06/1193_claridge_2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Brandon R. Claridge Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae Ichneumoninae Ichneumonini Brandon R. Claridge — Insecta Mundi 1193 — Ctenichneumon Tomson, 1894 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini) is a moderately diverse parasitoid wasp genus with a broad distribution, including 14 described species in the Nearctic region. Here, I advance our knowledge of Nearctic Ctenichneumon by describing two new species, Ctenichneumon elaiodes, new species, and Ctenichneumon hesperis, new species, from the Huachuca Mountains in southeastern Arizona. Diagnostic notes and specimen images are provided to facilitate identifcation https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1192_eiseman_feldman_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1192_eiseman_feldman_2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Charles S. Eiseman, Tracy S. Feldman Coleoptera Buprestidae Charles S. Eiseman, Tracy S. Feldman — Insecta Mundi 1192 — We report the first documented rearing of Brachys fasciferus Schwarz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), from a leaf mine collected on southern live oak (Fagaceae: Quercus virginiana Mill.) in North Carolina. This species was previously only known from adult specimens collected in the United States as far north as Georgia. Whereas all other Nearctic Brachys Dejean species that have been reared overwinter as larvae or pupae, we show that B. fasciferus overwinters as adults https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1191_xiong_wiesner_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1191_xiong_wiesner_2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Xinxin Xiong, Jürgen Wiesner Coleoptera Cicindelidae Xinxin Xiong, Jürgen Wiesner — Insecta Mundi 1191 — Tricondyla ovaligrossa Horn, 1922 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) is recorded from China for the first time. With this new record, all four members of the gestroi species group are now known to occur in China. Photographs, brief descriptions, and an identification key to the Chinese Tricondyla Latreille species are provided. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1190_wiesner_phyu_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1190_wiesner_phyu_2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jürgen Wiesner, Moe Hnin Phyu Coleoptera Cicindelidae Jürgen Wiesner, Moe Hnin Phyu — Insecta Mundi 1190 — Pronyssa horii Wiesner and Phyu, new species and Cylindera (Ifasina) suui Wiesner and Phyu, new species (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) are described. Pronyssa horii may be recognized by labral and elytral color as well as elytral maculatation. Cylindera (I.) suui may be recognized by its body size, shape of labrum, aedeagus and elytra, and elytral maculation. A key for the members of genus Pronyssa Bates, 1874, and a key for the members of the subgenus Ifasina Jeannel, 1946 of genus Cylindera Westwood, 1831 from Myanmar are provided. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1189_smith_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1189_smith_etal_2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Trevor Randall Smith, Janakiraman Poorani, Ramalingam Tanigairaj Coleoptera Cybocephalidae Trevor Randall Smith, Janakiraman Poorani, Ramalingam Tanigairaj — Insecta Mundi 1189 — The sixteen extant genera of Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera) occurring worldwide are keyed. The genera included are Amedissia Kirejtshuk and Mantič, Apastillus Kirejtshuk and Mantič, Conglobatus T. R. Smith, Cybocephalus Erichson, Endrodiellus Endrödy-Younga, Eupastillus Lawrence, Hierronius Endrödy-Younga, Horadion Endrödy-Younga, Microthomas T. R. Smith, Pacicephalus Kirejtshuk and Mantič, Pastillodes Endrödy-Younga, Pastillus Endrödy-Younga, Pycnocephalus Sharp, Taxicephomerus Kirejtshuk, Theticephalus Kirejtshuk and the new genus Novenariacia T. R. Smith and Poorani. Novenariacia is described https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1188_holloway_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1188_holloway_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Graham J. Holloway Coleoptera Dermestidae Megatominae Graham J. Holloway — Insecta Mundi 1188 — In 2007, a review of the Anthrenus pimpinellae species group was published, a highly significant paper in the context of the current study, in which 16 species were listed. Much work has been carried out on the A. pimpinellae group since then and the species list now stands at 36. Tree new species are described in the current study: Anthrenus callaghanae, Anthrenus citrinus, and Anthrenus strejceki, and images of external and internal features are provided. Additionally, A. kafai Kadej and Háva, 2011 is designated as a new junior synonym of A. favidulus Reitter, 1889. For each species in the r https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1187_powell_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1187_powell_etal_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Erin C. Powell, Rhys J. L. Campo, Zachary Lahey, Douglass R. Miller Hemiptera Coccomorpha Diaspididae Erin C. Powell, Rhys J. L. Campo, Zachary Lahey, Douglass R. Miller — Insecta Mundi 1187 — An invasive armored scale, Pseudaulacaspis rubra (Maskell, 1898) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Di¬aspididae), was detected in the Western Hemisphere for the frst time in January 2025. This species was found in abundance on mature mango trees (Mangifera indica L.) (Anacardiaceae) planted in the landscape in sub¬urban Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. Habitus and slide-mounted images are provided. A natural enemy, the larva of a Cybocephalus sp. (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae) beetle, was observed feeding on an adult female under the test. Herein we provide an updated species diagnosis for P. rubra with https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1186_johsnon_hodecek_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1186_johsnon_hodecek_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Paul J. Johnson, Jiri Hodecek Coleoptera Elateridae Paul J. Johnson, Jiri Hodecek — Insecta Mundi 1186 — Ignelater jaragua Johnson (Coleoptera: Elateridae), new species, from the Dominican Republic is described for the frst time. Tis is the sixth species of Ignelater Costa described from Hispaniola and differs from congeners by its relatively small size, black integument, pronotal sculpture, and aedeagal morphology. Images of aedeagi for each species from Hispaniola are provided to compare and aid identifications. A revised key to the species of the island and a checklist of all Ignelater are provided. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1185_matson_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1185_matson_etal_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanner A. Matson, Samuel P. Jaffe, Winnie Hallwachs, Daniel H. Janzen Lepidoptera Geometridae Ennominae Tanner A. Matson, Samuel P. Jaffe, Winnie Hallwachs, Daniel H. Janzen — Insecta Mundi 1185 — The avocado spanworm, a common foliar pest of avocados in Florida, has long been misidentified as Epimecis detexta (Walker), a species that may be restricted to Jamaica. Here, we describe Epimecis guacamolearia Matson, new species, to resolve this longstanding taxonomic misapplication. The new species is compared with E. detexta and E. semicompleta (Warren) as part of a proposed detexta-group within Epime¬cis Hübner. A lectotype is newly designated for Bronchelia detexta Walker. We also provide an overview of Epimecis taxonomy in the USA, including a summary of historical name misapplications, https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1184_skelley_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1184_skelley_etal_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Paul E. Skelley, William Tang, Shayla Salzman, Michael Calonje Coleoptera Erotylidae Pharaxonothinae Paul E. Skelley, William Tang, Shayla Salzman, Michael Calonje — Insecta Mundi 1184 — The beetle genus Pharaxonotha Reitter (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae) is found in the cones of cycad genera in the New World, including species of Ceratozamia Brongn., Dioon Lindl., Microcycas (Miq.) A.DC., and Zamia L. (Cycadales: Zamiaceae). Te species diversity of Pharaxonotha with Zamia and Microcycas is reviewed for those occurring in Te Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Greater Antilles, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and southern USA. Twelve species are recognized, and fve new species are described: Pharaxonotha bahamaensis Skelley, Tang and Salzman, new species, P. chavesi Skelley, https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1183_suh_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1183_suh_etal_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Soo-Jung Suh, Wattanachai Tasen, Weeyawat Jaitrong Hymenoptera Formicidae Soo-Jung Suh, Wattanachai Tasen, Weeyawat Jaitrong — Insecta Mundi 1183 — Between November 2024 and April 2025, a collaborative survey was conducted to document ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with floriculture farms and wood-processing facilities in Panama. A total of 25 species representing 17 genera across six subfamilies were identified. Given Panama’s role as a global shipping hub, its relevance to South Korean ports of entry is direct. Accordingly, interception records from South Korea are presented to illustrate how species associated with Panama’s trade routes may enter and establish through South Korean gateways. Eighteen species (78%) dete https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1182_johson_skelley_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1182_johson_skelley_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Paul J. Johnson, Paul E. Skelley Coleoptera Elateridae Paul J. Johnson, Paul E. Skelley — Insecta Mundi 1182 — Te genus Lacon Laporte (Coleoptera: Elateridae) is reviewed for the West Indies. Two species are described as new: Lacon antillius Johnson and Skelley new species is described from the Dominican Republic and Te Bahamas, and L. cubao Johnson and Skelley new species is described from Cuba. Two other previously recorded species, L. modestus (Boisduval) and L. subcostatus (Candèze) are reviewed and taxonomically summarized. A lectotype is newly designated for Adelocera rubida Schwarz, here regarded as a new junior subjective synonym of L. subcostatus (Candèze). Historical records of Lacon modestus https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1181_suh_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/05/1181_suh_2026 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Soo-Jung Suh Hemiptera Coccomorpha Soo-Jung Suh — Insecta Mundi 1181 — A total of 152 species of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) from 55 countries were intercepted by quarantine inspectors in South Korea on consignments of plants and plant products at ports of entry from 2010 to 2025. A list of all the species identifed, along with the number of interceptions host species of agricultural commodities, countries of origin and the year of interception, are provided to help in the detection and identifcation of species of this important group of plant pests. In addition, data on intercepted species were analyzed to determine potential invasive species of scale https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1180_holloway_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1180_holloway_2026 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Graham J. Holloway Coleoptera Dermestidae Megatominae Graham J. Holloway — Insecta Mundi 1180 — Four new species: Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) prietoi, Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) vorsti, Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) faillei, and Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) tenebrosus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) are described from Jordan and compared with other Anthrenodes Chobaut species from Jordan and surrounding region. Images of habitus and genital characteristics are provided. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1179_stidham_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1179_stidham_2026 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT John Stidham Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Phaneropterinae Odonturini John Stidham — Insecta Mundi 1179 — A new species of katydid, Obolopteryx leineke (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Odonturini), is described from south central Texas. Tis katydid is an uncommon species with a late season occurrence. Te male cerci and subgenital plate of the new species are unique for the genus https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1178_weisner_kudrna_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1178_weisner_kudrna_2026 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jürgen Wiesner, Arnošt Kudrna Coleoptera Cicindelidae Jürgen Wiesner, Arnošt Kudrna — Insecta Mundi 1178 — Therates ottomerkli Wiesner, 1999 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) is reported from Cambodia for the first time, including the first discovery of male specimens. The species is redescribed. A list and an identifica¬tion key to the species of the chennelli group are provided. Therates yunnanensis Wiesner and Xiong, 2024 is transferred from the chennelli group to the tuberosus group. A key to the species of the tuberosus group is also provided. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1177_genaro_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/03/1177_genaro_2026 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Julio A. Genaro Hymenoptera Apoidea Megachilidae Julio A. Genaro — Insecta Mundi 1177 — A new species of Megachile Latreille, subgenus Pseudocentron Mitchell (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae) is described, exhibiting marked sexual dimorphism: Megachile karlquesteli new species. Only about five species of Megachile whose females have a dark black integument and predominantly black pubescence occur in the Antilles. A distinctive combination of morphological characters separates this species from other taxa. Female is characterized by a dark black tegument and pubescence, while the male possesses a dark brown tegument, darker on the metasoma, except for the tarsi and most of the https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1176_stidham_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1176_stidham_2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT John Stidham Orthoptera Tetrigidae John Stidham — Insecta Mundi 1176 — A new species of pygmy grasshopper, Paratettix alpinus (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), with distinctive form and color pattern is described. Found along streams in the mountain areas of West Texas, this is the frst pygmy grasshopper to be described from the USA in over 60 years. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1175_santossilva_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1175_santossilva_2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Antonio Santos-Silva Coleoptera Cerambycidae Antonio Santos-Silva — Insecta Mundi 1175 — Chlorida inexpectata Martins, Galileo and Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2011 is synonymized with Chlorida denticulata Buquet, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Notes on Sphallambyx Fragoso, 1982 are provided, with a change of the species-group name of S. superbum (Aurivillius, 1910). New country records are pro¬vided for Sphallambyx mexicanus Galileo and Martins, 2006 and Coleoxestia spinifemorata Fragoso, 1993. New state records are reported for Bebelis occulta (Bates, 1866) and Rhachicolus cristatus Galileo, 1987. Chal¬lustrophis antonkozlovi, new genus, new species, is described from Ecuador. An upda https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1174_robacker_hawks_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1174_robacker_hawks_2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT David C. Robacker, David C. Hawks Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Rutelinae David C. Robacker, David C. Hawks — Insecta Mundi 1174 — Chrysina karenrobackerae Robacker and Hawks and C. queretaroensis Robacker and Hawks (Cole¬optera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) are described as new species from the northeastern Mexican states of Nuevo León and Querétaro, respectively, based on morphometric comparisons of adults and genitalia with those of C. adelaida (Hope, 1841) and C. occidentalis Robacker and Hawks, 2022. Both new species were previ¬ously regarded as C. adelaida and remain in the adelaida group (sensu Hawks 2001). Te primary diagnostic characters that defne these species are genitalic, including male-capsule enantiomorphy, a https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1173_stevenson_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1173_stevenson_etal_2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Dirk J. Stevenson, Jonathan D. Mays, Steven Collins, Michael C. Thomas Diptera Asilidae Dirk J. Stevenson, Jonathan D. Mays, Steven Collins, Michael C. Thomas — Insecta Mundi 1173 — The gopher tortoise robber fly, Machimus polyphemi Bullington and Beck (Diptera: Asilidae), is one of 12 species of obligate invertebrate commensals that inhabit burrows excavated by the gopher tortoise (Go-pherus polyphemus Daudin), a medium-large terrestrial turtle native to the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States. Described in 1991, the ecology and distribution of M. polyphemi remains poorly known. From 2019–2025, using a simple method we developed to flush flies from their resident burrows, we detected M. polyphemi at 43 sites in four states, including the first records for Ala https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1172_medinauribe_gonxalezalvarado_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1172_medinauribe_gonxalezalvarado_2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Claudia A. Medina-Uribe, Arturo González-Alvarado Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae Claudia A. Medina-Uribe, Arturo González-Alvarado — Insecta Mundi 1172 — Te African species Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche, 1849) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaei¬nae) was introduced to North America in 1974. It was frst introduced in Hawaii and subsequently spread to other locations in the United States, where it rapidly became established. From there, the species naturally colonized Central America and is now considered an invasive species. Here, we report the frst record of this species in South America. Specimens were collected in the Cesar Department of Colombia, manually from cattle dung. We discuss possible routes by which the species may have arrived https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1171_saxton_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1171_saxton_etal_2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Natalie A. Saxton, Kyle E. Schnepp, Gareth S. Powell Coleoptera Tenebrionoideae Meloidae Natalie A. Saxton, Kyle E. Schnepp, Gareth S. Powell — Insecta Mundi 1171 — Meloidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) is a diverse family of Tenebrionoidea that is estimated to be at least 130 million years old. Tere are 16 formally described fossil taxa, with the oldest originating in the mid-Cretaceous. Each formally described fossil species is reviewed here with a nomenclatural history, overview of type material, age, fossil type, and general remarks. We also address several nomenclatural issues. We formally move Zonitis magus (Heyden) new combination from Onitis Fabricius, and provide the replace¬ment name Tremembasis Saxton, Schnepp, and Powell nomen novum for Microb https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1170_kurczewski_west_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/02/1170_kurczewski_west_2026 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Frank E. Kurczewski, Rick C. West Hymenoptera Pompilidae Frank E. Kurczewski, Rick C. West — Insecta Mundi 1170 — New and noteworthy parasitoid/host records for 47 North American and Colombian species and subspecies of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) are listed in taxonomic order following the Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico (Krombein 1979). Te records represent an extension of previ¬ous host studies by Kurczewski and various co-authors. New genus and/or species host records are given for the genera and subgenera Calopompilus Ashmead, Pepsis Fabricius, Hemipepsis Dahlbom, Priocnessus Banks, Entypus Dahlbom, Cryptocheilus Panzer, Priocnemissus Haupt, Caliadurgus Pate, Dipogon Fox, https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1169_amorim_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1169_amorim_etal_2026 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Maria Clara F. Amorim, M. J. Paulsen, Luis Figueroa, Paschoal C. Grossi Coleoptera Lucanidae Lucaninae Maria Clara F. Amorim, M. J. Paulsen, Luis Figueroa, Paschoal C. Grossi — Insecta Mundi 1169 — A new beetle genus was found from the lucanid tribe Chiasognathini (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) in the Peruvian high plateaus. Here we first describe Orotrupes Amorim and Paulsen, new genus, and its type species, O. asenjoi Amorim and Grossi, new species, compare it to other species of the tribe and speculate on the biogeographical history of the new taxa. Additionally, we provide a new generic key to the tribe and a map to chiasognathine beetles found in Peru. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1168_kurczewski_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1168_kurczewski_2026 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Frank J. Kurczewski Hymenoptera Pompilidae Pepsinae Pepsini Frank J. Kurczewski — Insecta Mundi 1168 — Five families of spiders (Araneae: Araneomorphae, Mygalomorphae) are reviewed and analyzed as potential hosts of Pepsis elegans Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Pepsinae: Pepsini). Lycosidae and Atypidae were the least likely host families, afer analysis, with Euctenizidae, Antrodiaetidae, and Halonproctidae as more likely host families. Species of Ummidia Torell (Halonoproctidae) and Eucteniza relata (O. P.-Cambridge) (Euctenizidae) were the most likely host genera and species of P. elegans based on mygalomorph relationship, equivalent size, and morphological, geographical, ecological, an https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1167_holloway_hermann_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1167_holloway_hermann_2026 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Graham J. Holloway, Andreas Herrmann Coleoptera Dermestidae Attageninae Graham J. Holloway, Andreas Herrmann — Insecta Mundi 1167 — Two new species, Attagenus balearicus Holloway and Herrmann, and Attagenus vitalii Holloway and Herrmann (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae) are described from Ibiza (Spain) and France, re-spectively, and compared with A. trifasciatus (Fabricius, 1787). Diferentiation is based on male and female genital structure and associated characters as well as external features such as antennal structure and habitus coloration. Images of habitus, ventrites, antenna, and male and female genital structures are presented. Te new species described are more examples of edge of range species in Dermestidae. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1166_otto_etal_2026 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2026/01/1166_otto_etal_2026 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Robert L. Otto, Nicolas Bédard, Jyrki Muona Coleoptera Eucnemidae Melasinae Robert L. Otto, Nicolas Bédard, Jyrki Muona — Insecta Mundi 1166 — The adventive species, Hylis olexai (Palm) (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Melasinae), a common, wide¬spread species found throughout much of Western and Central Europe, are documented for the frst time as new country, provincial and state Records in both Canada (Ontario and Quebec) and the United States (Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin). Adults of H. olexai and Hylis frontosus (Say) are redescribed and are compared with other Hylis des Gozis species in the Nearctic Regio https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/12/1165_campo_etal_2025 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/12/1165_campo_etal_2025 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Rhys J. L. Campo, Douglass Miller, Erin Powell Hemiptera Coccomorpha Eriococcidae Rhys J. L. Campo, Douglass Miller, Erin Powell — Insecta Mundi 1165 — The purpose of this publication is to reestablish the replacement name Rhizococcus wangi (Miller and Gimpel, 1996), new combination, for Rhizococcus rugosus (Wang, 1982) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae) to promote nomenclatural stability by adhering to the guidelines of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/12/1164_naczi_2025 https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/12/1164_naczi_2025 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Robert Naczi Coleoptera Mordellidae Robert Naczi — Insecta Mundi 1164 — For several decades, the correct generic placement of Mordella oculata Say [currently Glipa oculata (Say), Coleoptera: Mordellidae] has been recognized to be problematic but has remained unresolved. The first goal of this paper is to clarify the taxonomy of this species, using morphology of parameres, antennae, and pro- and mesotarsi. The second goal is to study the morphology of the other Mordellini species of Canada and USA for the possibility that additional species have misaligned generic assignment. Results indicate that G. oculata belongs to Variimorda Mequignon, a genus previously unrec https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/12/1163_rikind https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/12/1163_rikind Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Jacques Rifkind Coleoptera Cleridae Jacques Rifkind — Insecta Mundi 1163 — The discovery of specimens matching the original description and photographs of the type of Enoclerus crabronarius (Spinola) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) appears to resolve the identity of this heretofore problematic species. One of these specimens is illustrated here, and location data for this species are presented for the first time. Enoclerus necator new species is described from Zacapa, Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. Enoclerus mocho Rifkind is synonymized under Enoclerus reburrus Barr. New distributional records for Cleridae are presented: one new country record for Mexico; five new state recor