The genus Aragara Walker is newly recorded from China. The following two species are described new to science: A. flavaristata sp. nov. and A. menglaensis sp. nov. One species, A. trilineata Cherian, is newly recorded from China, and one new combination, A. sinensis (Yang & Yang), is proposed. A key to world species of genus Aragara is given. 

The flight activity, based on collections from humans, of Hippelates palliPes (Loew) eye gnats was measured under varying field conditions. Thresholds for flight were 18°C, 5.38 milliphots (5 ft-c) of light, and wind speed below 60-70 mfmin. No gnats were captured at a vapor pressure deficit of 0.0 mm Hg. Graphs are presented for flight activity at various values of temperature, light, VPD, and...

A review of the species of the genus Centorisoma Becker from China is provided. The following 5 species are described as new to science: C. convexum sp. nov., C. mediconvexum sp. nov., C. neimengguensis sp. nov., C. pentagonium sp. nov. and C. sexangulatum sp. nov. An updated key to the world species of genus Centorisoma is given.

Background and aims – Interactions of insects with trap flowers Aristolochia manshuriensis, a relic woody liana fragmented natural populations from south-eastern Russia, were studied. Pollination experiments conducted to identify the causes poor fruit set in this plant.Material methods The study was carried out at two ex situ sites within range A. manshuriensis suburban zone city Vladivostok (R...

Very few studies have addressed the linyphiid fauna of Australia. Most of the existing taxonomic work on Australian linyphiids consists of isolated species descriptions (e.g., Rainbow 1912) or at most are based on small number of species also described outside a revisionary context (e.g., Wunderlich 1976) (but see van Helsdingen 1972 for a revision of the Australian species of the genera Lapero...