https://www.mapress.com/jib <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> Magnolia Press en-US Journal of Insect Biodiversity 2538-1318 Copyright is retained by Magnolia press LTD. https://www.mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.65.1.1 <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">All eight Monoplatina genera occurring in the West Indies are reviewed and illustrated. The following new combinations are proposed: </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Bonfilsus glabra</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Blake, 1943), </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Hypolampsis antillarum </em></span><span lang="en-GB">(Bechyné, 1956), </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Hypolampsis aspila</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Blake, 1943), </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Hypolampsis smithi</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Jacoby, 1897), and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Hypolampsis stenotrachela</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Blake, 1944) and a subsequent combination is restored (</span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Aedmon ferruginea</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Suffrian, 1868)). The following two genera are excluded from the list of West Indian flea beetles: </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Homotyphus</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> Clark, 1860 and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Physimerus</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> Clark, 1860.</span></span></span></span></p> ALEXANDER S. KONSTANTINOV ADELITA M. LINZMEIER Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia press 2025-05-22 2025-05-22 65 1 1 32 10.12976/jib/2025.65.1.1