Journal of the International Heteropterists' Society

**The Genus Stridulivelia Hungerford, 1929, Subgenus Aenictovelia Polhemus, 1979 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae): Review and Comparative Morphology**

HIGOR D. D. RODRIGUES, ROBERT W. SITES, DAN A. POLHEMUS, FELIPE F. F. MOREIRA — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1200

The genus Stridulivelia is exclusive to the Americas, with a Neotropical distribution ranging from Mexico to Argentina. It comprises 16 valid species and is divided into two subgenera: Stridulivelia Hungerford and Aenictovelia J. Polhemus. The subgenus Aenictovelia, found in North America and northern South America, is characterized by the absence of stridulatory structures in its six species. However, photos and detailed descriptions are scarce in the literature for some of them. Here, we provide photos and descriptions of the male genitalia of all species of S. (Aenictovelia): S. chocoana Morales, Molano and Moreira, S. cinctipes (Champion), S. epeixis (Drake and Menke), S. pueblana (Drake), S. secerna J. Polhemus, and S. speciosa J. Polhemus and D. Polhemus, and also present new distribution records for three of these species. A key to species of S. (Aenictovelia), maps with all their geographic records, and a discussion on the morphology of the two subgenera also are presented.

**New Data on the Distribution and Variability of the Genera Halys sensu lato and Neohalys (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)**

PETR KMENT — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1200

The distributional records based on a revision of the material of the genera Halys Fabricius, 1803 (H. brocchus Gapon, 2023; H. jizanus Linnavuori, 1986; H. magnus Chopra, 1974; H. maculipennis Stål, 1865; H. mudigerensis Salini, 2019; H. persa Bergroth, 1919; H. sulcatus (Thunberg, 1783); H. simplinervis Bergroth, 1906) and Neohalys Ahmad and Perveen, 1982 (N. serricollis (Westwood, 1837)), mostly sourced from the collection of the National Museum of the Czech Republic, Prague, are reviewed. The following new country and state records are provided: H. brocchus from India: Puducherry (Karaikal) and Sri Lanka; H. magnus from Bhutan, India: Rajasthan and Sikkim, Iran: Sistan and Baluchestan, and Pakistan: Balochistan; H. maculipennis from Mali; H. mudigerensis from India: Kerala, and H. sulcatus (Thunberg, 1783) from India: Maharashtra. Some published misidentifications and distributional errors are rectified. Habitus photographs are provided for most of the species. The genital capsule and paramere of H. brocchus, H. magnus, H. persa, and H. sulcatus are illustrated by scanning electron micrographs, and reliable measurements of the body length of H. brocchus are provided.

In Memoriam of Andrzej Wolski (1979–2024)

ARTUR TASZAKOWSKI, THOMAS J. HENRY, MIŁOSZ A. MAZUR, TOMOHIDE YASUNAGA — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1200

Andrzej Wolski (1979–2024) was a well-known entomologist and a world specialist on true bugs of the plant bug subfamily Cylapinae (Heteroptera: Miridae). He was an inspiring teacher, who passionately shared his biological knowledge with young people. This paper provides a biography as well as memories from several of his colleagues, a bibliography of his publications, a list of the taxa he described, and a list of patronyms named in his honor. Andrzej published 58 papers, including 45 focusing on Cylapinae. He described seven genera and 114 species.

Neochlonocoris sepicus n. gen., n. sp., a Striking New Apterous Mezirinae (Hemiptera: Aradidae) from Papua New Guinea

ERNST HEISS, ANDREAS ECKELT — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1200

The fauna of Aradidae or flat bugs of New Guinea Island is still insufficiently explored and studied. The Mezirinae, the largest subfamily of tropical Aradidae, has 25 genera recorded to date from New Guinea Island, and only one species Artabanellus mcnamarai Kormilev, 1967 is apterous. Now a striking new specimen of apterous Mezirinae has come to light, its habitus resembling species of the Madagascan genus Chlonocoris. However, because it cannot be placed in any extant genus of Aradidae, Neochlonocoris sepicus new genus and new species are described.

Notes on the Unique-Headed Bugs of New Caledonia (Hemiptera: Enicocephalidae)

PÉTER KÓBOR — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1200

Representatives of the family Enicocephalidae are living fossils of the order Heteroptera because of their evolutionarily conserved morphology. Their taxonomy and systematics are mostly problematic due to the high similarity in exoskeletal characters and relatively little data regarding multiple taxa. During the examination of soil and leaf-litter samples collected during a land snail survey in New Caledonia, multiple specimens of enicocephalid true bugs were found. The examination of specimens resulted in the discovery of the first known male representative of the endemic Monteithostolus caledonicus Štys, 1982, along with further records for the species and the second known occurrence of Systelloderes loebli Štys and Baňař, 2007, the only known macropterous, unique-headed bug of the archipelago. Diagnoses, notes, and distribution records for the discussed species are presented along with an updated key to the New Caledonian enicocephalid bug fauna.