https://www.mapress.com/jib/issue/feedJournal of Insect Biodiversity2026-06-05T11:22:59+12:00Levent Gültekin, Ph. D., Professor, Editor in Chiefjibiodiversity@gmail.comOpen Journal Systems<p><strong>Journal of Insect Biodiversity</strong> (<strong>JIB</strong>) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal of Biodiversity Application & 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/2026.85.1.1<strong>Annotated catalogue of Sphecidae <em>sensu lato</em> wasps (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Tunisia</strong>2026-02-07T20:28:28+13:00HASSIB BEN KHEDHERbenkhedherhassib@gmail.comEROL YILDIRIMerolyildirim65@gmail.com<p>Based on available publications related to Sphecidae <em>sensu lato </em>of Tunisia and identified materials from that country in the first author’s and Christian Schmid-Egger’s personal collections, a catalogue of Tunisian species is presented for the first time. It is composed of 343 species and subspecies belonging to nine families and 66 genera. The Crabronidae family is the most diverse with 146 taxa belonging to 23 genera followed by the Sphecidae with 53 species and subspecies and 10 genera. One genus <em>Didineis </em>Wesmael, 1852 and seven species: <em>Didineis barbieri </em>(de Beaumont, 1968), <em>Harpactus formosus</em> (Jurine, 1807), <em>Belomicrus rasmonti </em>Schmid-Egger, 2021, <em>Miscophus eatoni</em> Saunders, 1903, <em>Passaloecus pictus</em> Ribaut, 1952, <em>Pemphredon austriaca</em> (Kohl 1888) and <em>Psenulus pallipes</em> (Panzer, 1798) are first recorded from Tunisia. New provincial records are reported for several taxa. Synonyms of each species and provinces where it was found in Tunisia are provided.</p>2026-06-05T00:00:00+12:00Copyright (c) 2026 Magnolia press