https://www.mapress.com/jib/issue/feed 2026-03-18T13:48:15+13:00 Levent Gültekin, Ph. D., Professor, Editor in Chief jibiodiversity@gmail.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Journal of Insect Biodiversity</strong> (<strong>JIB</strong>) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal of Biodiversity Application &amp; Research Center of the Atatürk University. <span lang="EN-GB">JIB is dedicated to publishing high-quality novel </span><span lang="EN-GB">scientific data </span><span lang="EN-GB">on <strong>insect biodiversity</strong>. The aims</span> of this journal are to share and disseminate novel scientific information on the discovery, description, and conservation of insect diversity. </p> https://www.mapress.com/jib/article/view/2026.81.2.1 2025-10-23T18:51:15+13:00 POORANI JANAKIRAMAN pooranij@gmail.com ANURADHA CHELLIAH anuradha.chelliah@gmail.com THANIGAIRAJ RAMALINGAM rjthanigai26@gmail.com SAMUEL PETER samuelpeter2306@gmail.com

<p lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">The aphid parasitoid, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Lipolexis peregrina</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> Tomanović &amp; Kocić (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae), currently known from Europe and parts of Asia (China, South Korea, and Japan), is reported from India (Tamil Nadu) for the first time. It was found to parasitize the banana black aphid, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Pentalonia nigronervosa </em></span><span lang="en-GB">Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a vector of the dreaded bunchy top virus disease of banana and this also constitutes a new host-parasitoid association. Illustrated notes on the parasitoid morphology are given along with a barcode sequence to facilitate its rapid identification. Comparison of the barcode sequence of the Indian specimens with other GenBank mined sequences revealed its occurrence in Pakistan. </span></span></span></span></p>

2026-03-18T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Magnolia press https://www.mapress.com/jib/article/view/2026.81.2.2 2025-12-11T16:41:21+13:00 THOMAS SCHNEIDER thomas.rs@gmx.de JEAN-PIERRE BOUDOT jeanpierreboudot54@gmail.com DIETMAR IKEMEYER DKJIkemeyer@t-online.de ANDY VIERSTRAETE Andy.Vierstraete@UGent.be

<p lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Cordulegastridae Tillyard, 1917 is an enigmatic Odonata family with mainly Holarctic distribution. One of its five genera is</span><span lang="en-GB"><em> Thecagaster</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> Selys, 1854, a genus restricted to smaller brooks, trickles, or seepages in the spring or near the spring regions in moderated high mountain areas of the Palaearctic Region. Because of their phenotypic similarity, some species within this group were confused for many decades and have only recently been well characterized with the help of molecular genetic methods. Therefore, the exact reconstruction of the distribution patterns of the members of the genus was not possible until recently. Here, we characterize the genus </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Thecagaster</em></span> <span lang="en-GB">and all its known members and construct the distribution maps on the basis of published data and internet platforms. Some hybrid and introgression zones at the distribution limits between some species are also discussed. The information given here will assist field workers in better identifying these partially endangered species and also helps to protect them.</span></span></span></span></p>

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