An unusual new cicadellid genus, Ulopsina gen. nov. and two new species, U. sinica sp. nov. and U. szwedoi sp. nov. from China are described, illustrated, and placed in the subfamily Ulopinae. The genus has characters of both the tribes Mesargini and Coloborrhinini, suggesting that the delimitation of these tribes may not be natural. The tribal placement of Ulopsina is uncertain. A checklist of...

Bu çalışmanın amacı 2020-2021 yılları bahar ve yaz aylarında Çanakkale ili meyve bahçelerindeki yumuşak sert çekirdekli ağaçları yabancı otlarda beslenen yaprakbitleri (Hemiptera: Aphididae) üzerindeki predator syrphid türlerinin (Diptera: Syrphidae) belirlenmesidir. Toplamda 6 cinse bağlı türü 15 yaprakbiti tespit edilmiştir. En yaygın türleri 9 üzerinde belirlenen Episyrphus balteatus de Geer...

Organic lettuce, Lactuca sativa L., producers on California's Central Coast rely on endemic syrphid flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) to suppress populations of Nasonovia ribisnigri Mosley (Homoptera: Aphididae) and other aphids affecting lettuce. Growers are using various forms of habitat manipulation to enhance biological control. We surveyed syrphids collected from organic romaine in and around the...

Based on an examination of type and additional material, Qinshuiacris viridis Zheng & Mao, 1996 and some allied species in the genus Caryanda are reviewed. Q. viridis Zheng & Mao, 1996 is transferred to Caryanda as a new combination: C. viridis (Zheng & Mao, 1996) comb. nov.. The female of C. viridis is described for the first time and sixty-two topotypes are designated. The genus Qinshuiacris ...