Works on Research on scale insects

Two new species of the genus Stenocranus Fieber, 1866 and Ceratocranus Fujinuma & Hayashi, 2025, S. fodingshanensis Tang, Li & Chen, sp. nov. and C. huaxiensis Tang, Li & Chen, sp…

In recent years, an increase in baseline arthropod surveys and closer scrutiny of specimens from current and past collections have resulted in a rise of adventive psyllid species …

Asymphyloptera is distributed in the Australasian region and the New World. A new species of Asymphyloptera Collin is described from the Colombian Andean-Amazon cloud forest, name…

A new tribe, Elibucini trib. nov., is established in the subfamily Elicinae Melichar, 1915 (Hemiptera, Tropiduchidae) to accommodate the new genus Elibuca Zhou & Chang, gen. nov. …

Five new scaled species, belonging to three genera of Entomobryinae, are described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chongqing Municipality, China. Lepidodens maculata sp.…

Putoidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) is a small family of scale insects in which the adult females exhibit morphological characteristics that closely resemble those of Pseudococcidae…

The article presents an updated checklist and a catalogue of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha of Lithuania based on analysis of published records, material preserved in available in…

Two new planthopper species of the family Issidae, tribe Sarimini are described from Central Vietnam. Dactylissus sinuatus Constant & Pham, sp. nov. from Hon Ba Nature Reserve in …

Based on the male genitalia, five new leafhopper species of Limassolla, L. pygalis Ran & Song, sp. nov., L. maehongsonensis Ran & Song, sp. nov., L. yangi Ran & Song, sp. nov., L.…

Three new species of the genus Aleuroclava Singh viz., A. bannanensis sp. nov. (Yunnan: Xishuangbanna), A. rubi sp. nov. (Zhejiang: Hangzhou), and A. yunnanensis sp. nov. (Yunnan:…

The assembly of insect mitochondrial genomes remains challenging in certain taxa due to extreme AT biases and long repetitive regions. The family Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccomorp…

New Caledonia is a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of micro-endemism, yet its gracillariid fauna remains poorly documented. Here, two new species of Caloptilia Hübner, 1825 …

The silk-loving bug Monteithophila hainanensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Plokiophilidae) is described from Hainan, southern China, where it was found on the webs of Spinat…

The genus Plotina Lewis, 1896 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Plotinini) is distributed in the Oriental region. To date, eight species have been described, all of which are currently …

Two new species of Galendromimus Muma are described based on female and male specimens collected from native plants in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia State, northeastern Brazil: Gal…

The species of Acroclisoides Girault & Dodd (Pteromalidae: Metasteninae) are revised. Twenty-three world species are recognized based on females, of which eight new species are de…

The identities of two species of Korean Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) are clarified based on examination of their type material. The following new synonyms are proposed: Isome…

The mealybug genus Paraputo Laing (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) contains 89 species worldwide, including several important agricultural insect pests. During a 2024 surv…

A new species of false pit scale (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Lecanodiaspididae), Lecanodiaspis jiangxiensis Zhang & Wang, sp. nov., collected on Castanea mollissima Blume (Fagaceae) in…

This study adds seven species to the scale insect species list of Iceland, bringing the total number of recorded species to 15. Of these, 10 species can be considered as a part of…

The insect genus Carulaspis MacGillivray, associated with Pinidae and Magnoliidae, includes six species: C. juniperi, C. minima, C. visci, C. atlantica, C. taxicola and C. silvest…

Palaearctic species of the genus Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 are reviewed. Twelve Palaearctic species are recognized based on females, of which eight new species are described: Apsilo…

Buninotus Maldonado Capriles, 1981 and Buninotus palikur Castro-Huertas, Forero & Melo, 2022 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Emesinae, Saicini) are recorded from Brazil for the first time…

The species of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China are reviewed. Amemboa hainanica sp. nov., is described from Hainan Island, and Amemboa burmensis J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 is newl…

Anagyrus, a genus of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), represents a successful group of parasitoid insects that attack various mealybug pests of agricultural and forestry pl…

Fourteen species of Cheiloneurus from China are studied. Cheiloneurus guangxiensis Zu, sp. nov., is described as new to science, and C. boldyrevi Trjapitzin & Agekyan, 1978, C. bo…

Two new mealybug species, Paracoccus gillianwatsonae Zhang, sp. nov. and P. wui Zhang, sp. nov., collected from Jiangxi, South China, are described and illustrated based on the mo…

Homalotylus tianjinensis Zu, sp. nov., H. bicolor Zu, sp. nov. and H. guangxiensis Zu, sp. nov. are described as new to science; H. agarwali Anis & Hayat, 1998, H. hemipterinus (D…

Soft scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccidae) are important pests of various agricultural and horticultural crops and ornamental plants. They have negative impacts on agriculture and f…

A study of the mealybug genus Planococcus Ferris, 1950 (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) known from China is presented and 12 species are recognised. Of these, Planococcus …

Parasitic plants have been known to be attacked by insect pests since ancient times. However, little is known about the mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) fauna ass…

Palaearctic species of the genus Miscogasteriella Girault, 1915 are reviewed. Miscogasteriella olgae sp. nov. from South Korea and M. vladimiri sp. nov. from Japan are described. …

Lac insects include astonishing species responsible for lac production. Lac is composed of resins, dyes, and shellac wax with significant economic importance. Previously, 11 speci…

A new species of the genus Formicoccus Takahashi (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) collected from the holoparasitic plant Balanophora fungosa J. R. & G. Forst (Balanophorac…

Four new species of armored scale insect, Clavaspis selvatica sp. nov., Clavaspis virolae sp. nov., Davidsonaspis tovomitae sp. nov., and Rungaspis neotropicalis sp. nov., are des…

The genus Coccidula Kugelann includes five species distributed in the Holarctic, with one species in North America and four in Palearctic region. Coccidula belongs to the tribe Co…

Three new species of oak gall wasps of the genus Amphibolips Reinhard, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are described from Mexico: Amphibolips magnigalla Nieves-Aldrey & Ca…

A new species, Cheiloneurus nankingensis sp. nov., from Eastern China is described. It is similar to C. arabiacus Hayat but distinct from it in a number of morphological character…

A new species of cynipid gall wasps, Periclistus orientalis Pang, Liu & Zhu, sp. nov., is herein described from Hunan, China in the tribe Diastrophini (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Cy…

A new mealybug species Atrococcus rushuiensis Zhang, sp. nov., collected under the leaf sheath of Sporobolus fertilis (Poaceae) in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China, is describ…

Five new species of armored scale insect from Argentina are described and illustrated based upon morphological and molecular evidence from adult females: Chortinaspis jujuyensis s…

Saissetia kunmingensis Cao & Feng, sp. nov., a member of the genus Saissetia Kanda, 1960, is a new species in China that is described and illustrated in this study, based on adult…

The flat grass scale genus Nipponaclerda comprises four species, native to Central and East Asia. Nipponaclerda biwakoensis has been introduced to the United States and is conside…

A new species of armoured scale insect, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to M. hangzhouensis. Megacant…

Lachnodius Maskell is a genus of three named species that are part of an Australian radiation of felt scale insects that induce galls on Eucalyptus and Corymbia (Myrtaceae). A fem…

The genus Rhyncholepta Bergroth, 1911 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Chlorocorini) is redescribed and five species-group taxa are recognized, keyed, their di…

Macrotylus henryi is described as a new species from South Africa. This new taxon is recorded as feeding on species of Pelargonium (Geraniaceae) in the Western Cape. Documentation…

A new Afrotropical species of Polynema Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), Polynema (Polynema) sagittaria van Noort & Triapitsyn, sp. n., is described and illustrated based on…

Five species of Muscidifurax Girault & Sanders (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) are studied from mainland China, of which three new species, M. similadanacus Xiao & Zhou, sp. n., M. si…

Bakkendorfia Mathot, syn. n. is placed in synonymy under Cleruchus Enock and its only described species transferred as Cleruchus musangae (Mathot), comb. n. Anaphes quinquearticul…