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The broad objectives of the International Heteropterists’ Society (IHS) are to promote systematic, biogeographic, and biological studies of Heteroptera and to cultivate cooperative research among heteropterists throughout the world. The Society is organized and operated exclusively for scientific and educational purposes.

The Society holds a meeting every four years at locations around the world, where members give presentations on their work and discuss the directions of the Society. The Society’s website provides an online portal for distribution of information about bugs, including a world bibliography, taxon pages, and membership details.

Interested in joining the IHS? Read more about the Society and information on membership. You can also donate to the Student Travel Fund your contribution is very valuable!

We had an excellent presentation about the next Meeting in Thailand during the last Truebug Tuesday.

Follow the link to our Youtube channel to see it, and do not forget to explore the section about the Meeting. If you have any questions, contact the organizer Bob Sites (bugsinbangkok@gmail.com).

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The Journal of the International Heteropterists’ Society (JIHS) publishes manuscripts of high scientific quality on heteropteran systematics, taxonomy, morphology, biodiversity, biogeography, natural history, and conservation biology

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New paper!

Leiva-Espinoza S.T. et al.: "First report of Monalonion velezangeli (Hemiptera: Miridae) damaging avocado (Persea americana) in Peru".

Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an economically important fruit crop whose expansion has been accompanied by the emergence of new insect pests affecting yield and fruit quality. During field surveys conducted in avocado plantations in the Amazonas region of northern Peru, severe damage associated with a mirid bug was observed on young fruits and vegetative shoots. This study aimed to identify the causal insect and characterize the associated damage through morphological and molecular analyses. Adult and nymph specimens were collected from five plantations and identified using diagnostic morphological traits and taxonomic keys. Molecular confirmation was performed using mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences and phylogenetic analysis based on the Maximum Likelihood method. Both morphological and molecular evidence confirmed the species as Monalonion velezangeli. Field observations showed that the insect primarily attacks young fruits and shoots, causing necrotic lesions and punctures that reduce fruit commercial quality. This study represents the first confirmed report of M. velezangeli affecting avocado in Peru.

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International Heteropterists' Society3 days ago
New paper!

Kim J., Gim Y. & Hartung V.: "Type-based redescription and lectotype designation of Phaenacantha (Phaenacantha) sedula (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Colobathristidae)".

Phaenacantha sedula Horváth, 1904 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Colobathristidae) is redescribed based on the examination of the type series deposited in two institutional collections. A lectotype is designated and the remaining syntypes are recognized as paralectotypes to establish nomenclatural stability of the species and clarify its type locality. Male genitalia are described and figured for the first time, and a revised diagnosis is provided based on direct examination of Horváth’s original material. The present study stabilizes the taxonomic concept of P. sedula and provides a foundation for future studies of the genus Phaenacantha Horváth, 1904.

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International Heteropterists' Society1 week ago
New paper!

Yasunaga T., Oh M.S., Lee S.: "A new genus Velutinomiris for the Oriental-Wallacean mirine plantbugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae), with descriptions offive new species".

Velutinomiris, a new genus of the mirine plant bug (Mirinae: Mirini) ranging from the Oriental Regionto Wallacea, is proposed to accommodate five new species, namely, V. aungsani, new species (Shan, Myanmar),V. makassar, new species (South Sulawesi, Indonesia), V. palawanus, new species (Palawan, Philippines), V.phorcopterus, new species (Luzon, Philippines), and V. taiwanicus, new species (Taiwan, including the LanyuIslands). These new taxa are considered representatives of the Adelphocoris Adelphocorisella-Phytocoris group,and their taxonomic positions are discussed. A key is provided to distinguish all congeners of our new genus.

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