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Checklist of Georgian aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha)

2025-12-08T11:55:28+13:00

Here we present a list of 355 aphid species belonging to 118 genera within 21 tribes of 11 subfamilies in 3 families. For each species, distribution data in Georgia with relevant literature is provided. Of these aphid taxa, 98 species belonging to 47 genera within 2 families are recorded as pests of cultivated plants. Three aphid genera, 17 aphid species and one subspecies were described from Georgia. The genera Loniceraphis and Pseudacaudella and Shivaphis nine species (Calaphis flava, Cinara cedri, Clethrobius comes, Forda formicaria, Loniceraphis paradoxa, Protrama radicis, Pseudacaudella rubida, Semiaphis pimpinellae and Shivaphis celti) are recorded from Georgia for the first time. Nomina dubia, nomina nuda and doubtful records of aphids from Georgia are discussed.

**A revision of eastern Palaearctic Anthobium Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini). IX. Thirteen new species and records from China and the Himalayan Region**

2025-12-08T11:56:23+13:00

Thirteen new species of the genus Anthobium Leach, 1819 from China and Nepal are described and illustrated: A. brunkei sp. nov. (eastern Nepal) of the convexior group, A. cribrarium sp. nov. (western Nepal) and A. flaviculum sp. nov. (China, Sichuan: Emeishan Mts.) of the fusculum group, A. fortecarinatum sp. nov. and A. sculpturatum sp. nov. (central Nepal) of the gracilipalpe group, A. ampliatum sp. nov. and A. flavofasciatum sp. nov. (eastern Nepal), A. aterrimum sp. nov. (central Nepal), and A. kleebergi sp. nov. (central Nepal) of the Nigrum group, A. lakshmanai sp. nov. and A. portentum sp. nov. (central Nepal) of the Reflexum group, and A. curtulum sp. nov. (central Nepal) and A. sinicum sp. nov. (China, Hubei: Dashenongia Mts.) of the Tectum group. Distributional maps for all described species are given. New diagnostic data for Chinese A. anishchenkoi Shavrin & Smetana, 2017, and faunistic records of 17 species of Atrocephalum, Covexior, Fusculum, Gracilipalpe, Nigrum and Tectum groups from China, India and Nepal are provided. Additional records of A. fusculum (Erichson, 1839) from Kazakhstan and Russia (Eastern Siberia) are given. Several species are recorded from a certain area for the first time: A. anishchenkoi from Sichuan (China), A. besucheti Shavrin & Smetana, 2018 and A. cavicrus (Champion, 1925) from Sankhuwasabha (Nepal), A. cuccodoroi Shavrin & Smetana, 2018 from Nepal, A. fusculum from Krasnoyarsk Territory (Russia), A. gracilipalpe (Champion, 1920) from Sankhuwasabha and Bagmati (Nepal), A. hartmanni Shavrin, 2025, A. rugosum (Champion, 1925) and A. sociale (Cameron, 1941) from Bagmati (Nepal), A. nigrum (Cameron, 1924) from Himachal Pradesh (India), and A. pauxillum Shavrin, 2023 from Gandaki (Nepal).

**New species of Glossoscolex and Fimoscolex earthworms (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes**

2025-12-08T11:57:17+13:00

Brazil exhibits remarkable biodiversity, with an estimated presence of over one thousand earthworm species, of which 71% remain undescribed. Here, we describe seven new species of earthworms belonging to the family Glossoscolecidae, discovered in areas of native vegetation, annual crops under no-tillage and no-tillage system and pastures across three regions of Brazil. Two additional possible new species were represented by too few specimens and, therefore, were not formally described. For these, we provide a diagnosis based on external and internal structures to be further evaluated when additional individuals are collected. The earthworm specimens were collected utilizing quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Among the species found, seven belong to the genus Glossoscolex: Glossoscolex arnsi sp. nov., Glossoscolex alessioi sp. nov., Glossoscolex dallavecchiai sp. nov., Glossoscolex debortolii sp. nov., Glossoscolex strobeli sp. nov., Glossoscolex fuchsi sp. nov., and Glossoscolex sp.77. The other two belong to the genus Fimoscolex: Fimoscolex fridrichi sp. nov., and Fimoscolex sp.51. With the exception of G. strobeli sp. nov., belonging to the Glossoscolex bergi group (characterized by intraclittelar male pores located in segments XXI/XXII), the remaining Glossoscolex species belong to the G. truncatus group, with intraclittelar male pores in segment XVII. The species F. fridrichi sp. nov. presents a notable characteristic in the absence of a copulatory bulb, despite possessing a male pore in segment XVII. A comparative table is provided, delineating similarities and differences between the newly described species and some previously documented species within the same genera.

**The genus Armandia Filippi, 1861 (Annelida, Opheliidae) on the coast of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia**

2025-12-08T11:58:12+13:00

Samples collected in intertidal and shallow subtidal localities along the coast of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia yielded five species of the genus Armandia Filippi, 1861 (Annelida, Opheliidae) that are newly reported in the Arabian Gulf: Armandia bipapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1974, Armandia aff. dolio Parapar & Moreira, 2015, Armandia melanura Gravier, 1905, Armandia sinaitica Amoureux, 1983 and Armandia aff. weissenbornii Kükenthal, 1887. All species are fully described, illustrated, and compared with similar species and those previously reported in the area. A key for species of Armandia in the Indo-Pacific, Southern Asia, Indo-Malay Archipelago and Australia, is also provided.

**Redescription of the Chinese ninespine stickleback, Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot 1869) (Gasterosteiformes, Gasterosteidae)**

2025-12-08T11:59:03+13:00

The Chinese ninespine stickleback, Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot 1869) is redescribed, based on seven syntypes and 368 non-type specimens from various localities in the Far East. Pungitius sinensis is distinguished from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin rays usually IX + 10 or 11; anal-fin rays usually I + 9 or 10; pectoral-fin rays usually 10; pelvic-fin rays I + 1 or 2; upper and lower procurrent caudal-fin rays usually 5 each, 10 in total; lateral plates arranged in a full or incomplete row, forming a distinct keel on side of caudal peduncle; usually 7 ventral plates on caudal peduncle; vertebrae usually 34 (15 abdominal + 19 caudal vertebrae); dorsal-fin spines inclining alternately to sides of mid-line; first dorsal-fin spine located anterodorsally to upper end of pectoral-fin base; ascending process of pelvis well-developed, upper end of pelvis reaching to level of base of fifth pectoral-fin ray; antero-ventral process of ectocoracoid present, right and left ectocoracoids articulating anteriorly with each other; a distinct ridge on cleithrum and ectocoracoid; membranes of dorsal-fin spines almost hyaline; body dark green or dark yellow. Geographic variations in number of dorsal-fin spines, pelvic-fin soft rays, and lateral plates are documented in this species. Gasterosteus wosnesenjenskyi Kessler 1876, Pygosteus steindachneri Jordan & Snyder 1901, and Gasterosteus brevispinosus Otaki 1908 are considered as junior synonyms of P. sinensis.

Three new species of Gelechiinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from India

2025-12-08T11:59:52+13:00

This study describes and illustrates three new species, Gelechia adi sp. nov., G. bilobuncusa sp. nov. and Istrianis ladakhensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Gelechiinae) from India based on the characters of external morphology and the male and female genitalia. Diagnostic characters are provided and compared to similar species. All the specimens were collected during a recent faunistic survey in three Indian states, thereby expanding the knowledge of Indian Gelechiidae.

Description of two new species and new geographical records from the Neotropical region (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

2025-12-08T12:00:37+13:00

Two new species of Onciderini are described: Oncideres anomala sp. nov., from Mexico; and Oncideres olanchana sp. nov., from Honduras. New geographical records and/or notes are provided for six species: Eudesmus posticalis Guérin-Méneville, 1844; Hesychotypa albofasciata Pérez-Flores & Nearns, 2021; Oncideres manauara Martins & Galileo, 1995; Oncideres quercus Skinner, 1905; Physopleurus rugosus (Gahan, 1894); and Tulcus picticornis (Bates, 1865).

**The taxonomic position of the cicada genera Mura Distant, 1905 and Muraoides Sanborn, 2018 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)**

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The Amazonian Telegeusinae and the first records of the family Omethidae in Brazil (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)

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**A new species of Triodontus Westwood, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from northern Madagascar**

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