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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International Heteropterists' Society18 hours ago

The sixth paper from the current issue of the Journal of the International Heteropterists’ Society:

Peraza-Sánchez A. J.: "Remarkable Parasitism of Spartocera granulata Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Hexacladia hilaris Burks, 1972 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): a New Host Record from Costa Rica and an Updated Checklist of Encyrtid Parasitoids of Coreidae Worldwide"

Spartocera granulata Stål, 1870 (Coreidae) is documented here as a new host for the encyrtid wasp Hexacladia hilaris Burks, 1972. This finding is significant because H. hilaris is a gregarious endoparasitoid of true bugs (Heteroptera), and all previous host records for this species were exclusively from the family Pentatomidae. The emergence process of the parasitoid wasps is detailed and illustrated with figures and two videos, and information on the biological interactions of Hexacladia species in the Neotropical Region is discussed. In addition, an updated global checklist of leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae) as hosts of Encyrtidae is provided.

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International Heteropterists' Society2 days ago

The fifth paper from the current issue of the Journal of the International Heteropterists’ Society:

Henry T.J., Cassis G. & Dellapé P.M.: "Catalog of the Thaumastocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Miroidea) of the World"

In this catalog, we provide a brief historical overview of the family and recognize two subfamilies, 13 genera, including three fossil genera, and 42 species, including three fossil species. We attempt to cover all the major taxonomic works treating the family through 2025, along with a substantial amount of biological, ecological, distributional, and economic literature. For each family, subfamily, genus, and species entry, we provide the author(s), date of publication, and page number, and key words about the contents of the paper in parentheses. Full citations are given in the Literature Cited.

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International Heteropterists' Society4 days ago

The fourth paper from the current issue of the Journal of the International Heteropterists’ Society:

Yeshwanth H. M.: "Redescription of the Bronze Bug Wechina chinai Drake and Slater (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) from South India"

Wechina chinai, previously known from only one male and one female from South India, is redescribed. Habitus images of the adult and nymph and male genitalia are illustrated for the first time and the first host-plant record is given.

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