Karyotypes of eleven parasitoid species of the family Eulophidae were examined, namely, Chrysocharis laomedon (Walker, 1839) (2n = 10), Chrysocharis sp. aff. laomedon (n = 5, 2n = 10), Chrysocharis sp. aff. albipes (Ashmead, 1904) (2n = 12), Mischotetrastichus petiolatus (Erdös, 1961) (n = 6, 2n = 12), Minotetrastichus frontalis (Nees, 1834) (n = 5, 2n = 10), Cirrospilus pictus (Nees, 1834) (2n...

Fossil leaf-mining caterpillars from amber are firstly described as the new species Phyllocnistis cretacea Upper Cretaceous Myanmar and Phyllonorycter inopinata Eocene Baltic amber. Both show typical traits of leaf-miners, specifically, later instars their respective genera. The findings give further evidence for these being quite old conservative genera Gracillariidae. These basal Ditrysia whi...

Invasive alien insects cause serious ecological and economical losses around the world. Here, we review bionomics, modern ranges (and their dynamics), distribution pathways, monitoring, control measures of 14 insect species known to be important invasive emerging tree pests in forest urban ecosystems Russia: Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae), Halyomorpha halys Pentato...

Gracillariidae is one of the richest families leaf mining moths, known by its ornamental and orchard plant pests expanding their primary ranges. We here provide a revised checklist (Lepidoptera) Slovenia that presently accounts for 123 species. Among them, four species, Dialectica imperialella (Zeller, 1847), Phyllonorycter abrasella (Duponchel, 1843), Ph. trifoliella (Gerasimov, 1933), Phylloc...