https://www.mapress.com/jib/issue/feedJournal of Insect Biodiversity2026-04-23T11:14:23+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/2026.83.1.1<strong><em>Ceracis</em> <em>kurumim</em> sp. nov., the smallest <em>Ceracis</em> Mellié, and one of the smallest Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) in the world</strong>2026-02-27T20:29:11+13:00IGOR SOUZA-GONÇALVESigao_bio@yahoo.com.brCRISTIANO LOPES-ANDRADEcristiano.lopes@ufv.brPASCHOAL COELHO GROSSIpaschoal.grossi@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"><em>Ceracis kurumim </em></span><span lang="en-GB"><strong>sp. nov. </strong></span><span lang="en-GB">is described based on specimens collected in Paulista, Pernambuco, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is the smallest known species of the genus </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Ceracis </em></span><span lang="en-GB">Mellié, 1849 and among the smallest Ciidae worldwide. We provide a detailed description and illustrations of both male and female terminalia, and briefly discuss its minute size in comparison with other similarly small ciid species.</span></span></span></span></p>2026-04-23T00:00:00+12:00Copyright (c) 2026 Magnolia presshttps://www.mapress.com/jib/article/view/2026.83.1.2<strong>Novelties in Colombian hunter ants: new records and additional notes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Ponerinae)</strong>2026-02-10T09:07:05+13:00ESTEBAN SANABRIA-BAQUEROesanabriab@unal.edu.coFERNANDO FERNÁNDEZffernandezca@unal.edu.coDANIEL CASTROdanielkaz80@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">Hunter ants are among top invertebrate predators in tropical forests and play a key role in regulating invertebrate populations. This study documents new records of Ectatomminae and Ponerinae ants in the Colombian Amazon Basin. We provide the first country record of the genus and species</span><span lang="en-GB"><em> Corrieopone nouragues</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, as well as new country records for ten other species: </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Alfaria simulans</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Poneracantha mediatrix</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Odontomachus allolabis</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>O. chicomendesi</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>O. davidsoni</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>O. ruginodis</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (sensu França </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>et al.</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> 2024), </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>O. spissus</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Pachycondyla procidua</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Typhlomyrmex meire</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Simopelta anomma</em></span><span lang="en-GB">. Taxonomic notes are included for five species: </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Holcoponera auricula</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>H. dichotoma</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Typhlomyrmex major</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Odontomachus bauri</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>O. ruginodis</em></span><span lang="en-GB">. An updated modified key is provided for species of </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Typhlomyrmex</em></span><span lang="en-GB">, along with the first photographs of the types of </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>H. auricula </em></span><span lang="en-GB">and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>H. dichotoma, </em></span><span lang="en-GB">as well as the description of the queen of </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>O. mormo</em></span><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span></span></span></p>2026-04-23T00:00:00+12:00Copyright (c) 2026 Magnolia press