Seven new species and one new genus of Uropodina are described from Madagascar. The third Afrotropical species of Polyaspis is described (Polyapis (Polyaspis) madagascarensis sp. nov.), with a key to the Afrotropical species of the genus. The first species of Dinychus from the Afrotropical region is described, as Dinychus lepus sp. nov.. An unusual new species of Trichouropoda species is descri...

New records of 38 species of the Conopid genera Paramyopa Kröber, 1916a, Pseudoconops Camras, 1962b, Stylogaster Macquart, 1835, Thecophora Rondani, 1845, and Zodion Latreille, 1797 are presented from the Afrotropical Region. Stylogaster angolensis spec. nov. (Angola), Stylogaster cryptica spec. nov. (Ethiopia), Stylogaster fianarantsoensis spec. nov. (Madagascar), Stylogaster ivindoensis spec....

Material collected during a biodiversity expedition in some protected areas of Ecuador, located in the provinces of Cotopaxi, Pichincha and Napo, resulted in ten new species and three first records. The new taxa are: Cylloepus bartolozzii sp. nov., Cylloepus cesari sp. nov., Cylloepus fabianorum sp. nov., Cylloepus francescae sp. nov., Cylloepus mazzai sp. nov., Cylloepus terzanii sp. nov., Cyl...

The neotenic elaterid genus Drilus Olivier, 1790 in Asia Minor is reviewed. Twelve species are recognized, of which seven are described as new: Drilus badius sp. nov., D. huijbregtsi sp. nov., D. mertliki sp. nov., D. robustus sp. nov., D. sanliurfensis sp. nov., D. teunisseni sp. nov., and D. turcicus sp. nov. All known species are listed with diagnoses, data on variability and distribution. A...

Pterosthetops is one of a number of hydraenid genera endemic to the Cape of South Africa, whose minute moss beetle fauna is amongst the most diverse on earth. Here seven species are described as new: Pterosthetops baini sp. nov., Pterosthetops coriaceus sp. nov., Pterosthetops indwei sp. nov., Ptersothetops pulcherrimus sp. nov., Pterosthetops swartbergensis sp. nov., Pterosthetops tuberculatus...

Fresh collections of Diplopoda from China contain five new species of the large, East Asian, warm temperate to subtropical genus Riukiaria: R. martensi sp. nov., from Shaanxi Province, as well as R. belousovi sp. nov., R. kabaki sp. nov., R. korolevi sp. nov. and R. davidiani sp. nov. from Sichuan Province. A key is given to all eight Riukiaria species currently known to occur in mainland China...

The leafhopper genus Evinus Dlabola (Deltocephalinae: Macrostelini) is reviewed. Seven new species are described including E. angulatus sp. nov., E. hainanensis sp. nov., E. longus sp. nov., E. obscurus sp. nov., E. planus sp. nov., E. sinuatus sp. nov. E. tenuis sp. nov. One previously described species, E. peri Anufriev, newly recorded from China, is redescribed. The species of the genus have...

A checklist of Oppiidae sampled at Golden Gate Highlands National Park in central South Africa is provided. Twelve genera and 17 species were recorded of which one species, Arcoppia fenestralis, is recorded from South Africa for the first time. One new subgenus and six new species were identified and are described. The new species are Brachioppia louwi sp. nov., Brachioppiella (B.) dawidi sp. n...

Seven new species of Anchastus LeConte, 1853 are described: A. brunneifinibus sp. nov. (Bolivia), A. cuiabanus sp. nov. (Brazil), A. flavonigrothoracicum sp. nov. (Bolivia), A. rubrithoracicum sp. nov. (Brazil, Bolivia), A. thoracoferrugineus sp. nov. (Bolivia), A. transverseplagiatus sp. nov. (Bolivia) and A. uniplagipennis sp. nov. (Bolivia). The female genitalia of A. boulardi Chassain, 2010...

Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of five new species of the empoascine leafhopper genus Ishiharella Dworakowska (Typhlocybinae: Emposascini): I. dentidensa Yu & Yang, sp. nov., I. falcata Yu, Yang & Dietrich, sp. nov., I. hirsuta Yu, Yang & Dietrich, sp. nov., I. inflata Yu & Yang, sp. nov. and I. multiprotrusa Yu, Yang & Dietrich, sp. nov. are provided and a key to species...