The monotypic genus Horciniella Miller, 1958 is considered a junior synonym of Archilestidium Breddin, 1900 (new synonymy), resulting in the following taxonomic change for its type species: Archilestidium variabile (Miller, 1958) (new combination). The evidence supporting this conclusion and the new composition of the genus are discussed at length. Updated keys to the reduviine genera of Austra...

A new stenopodaine reduviid, Aulacogenia darjeelingensis sp. nov. belonging to the "corniculata species group" from India is described and illustrated. A key to the Indian species of the genus Aulacogenia Stål is provided. 

Two new species of the genus Aphelocheirus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aphelocheiridae), A. longlingensis sp. nov. from Yunnan and A. motuoensis sp. nov. from Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region are described in this paper. A. similaris Polhemus & Polhemus, 1989, A. nawae Nawa, 1905 and A. tuberculipes Zettel & Tran, 2009 are reported from China for the first time. A key to Chinese species of Apheloc...

A new species of Dichelops (Diceraeus) Dallas and the so-far unknown male of Dichelops (Prodichelops) divisus (Walker, 1867) are described, based upon morphological characters. D. (Dice.) caatinguensis sp. nov. is compared to the other four species of Diceraeus. Revised keys to separate the subgenera of Dichelops and the species of Diceraeus are also presented. D. (P.) divisus male is described...

The pudibunda group of Edessa is here proposed to include Edessa pudibunda Stål, 1862, Edessa picticornis Stål, 1872, Edessa godmani Distant, 1881, Edessa punctata Santos & Fernandes sp. nov., Edessa luteomaculata Santos & Fernandes sp. nov., Edessa nigriventris Santos & Fernandes sp. nov. and Edessa nigridorsata sp. nov. This group is restricted to Central America. Descriptions, measurements a...

A list of type specimens of Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) collected from North Korea (mostly by the late Dr. Michail Josifov, Sofia, Bulgaria) acquired earlier by E. Heiss, now donated to and deposited in the insect collections of Chungnam National University (CNU), Deajeon, Korea, is presented. A total of 31 holotypes and 694 paratypes of 41 species and 1 subspecies in 6 families and 9 subf...

Aurelianus yunnananus Xiong, 1987 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha: Coreidae: Coreinae: Mictini) is reported for the first time from India. It was collected Tripura, in eastern part of our country. Brief redescription and several photos, including those male genitalia, are provided along with images holotype female allotype. This report also adds genus to known Indian Coreidae genera.

An overview and a key to the species of Aphelocheirus of India are given. Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) thirumalaii sp. nov. from Gorumara National Park of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, is described. With this new species, eight other species of benthic water bugs (Aphelocheiridae) are reported from India. A distribution map of all known Indian species is also provided.

From March 2002 to January 2004, a colony of southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.), was kept in the laboratory, and its oviposition behavior was observed. During oviposition, soon after the egg is expelled, the female touches the egg mass with the dorsal surface of the last tarsomere; this movement of one leg of the hind pair occurred once. This small component of the oviposition behav...