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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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International Heteropterists' Society
International Heteropterists' Society1 hour ago
New paper!

Ma, Y., Ren, D., & Yao, Y. 2026: "A new species of damsel bug (Heteroptera, Cimicomorpha, Nabidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber"

A new species of damsel bug attributed to the subfamily Nabinae (Nabidae) is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. The species is distinguished by a collar with thread-like stripes and membranous lateral margins on the pronotum. We also revise the generic diagnosis of Mecocollaris based on the new species. Comparisons with both extinct and extant nabids suggests a trend towards lengthening of the labium from the Cretaceous to present.

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International Heteropterists' Society
International Heteropterists' Society14 hours ago
New paper!

Pluot-Sigwalt P., Matocq A.: "Les collections particulières d'hétéroptères (Insecta, Hemiptera) conservées au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris)".

L'une des particularités des collections d'insectes du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN) à Paris est d'avoir conservé, dans de nombreux ordres, quantité de collections particulières, dites aussi « nominales», à côté de la collection générale. Pendant deux siècles (XIXe et XXe) et jusqu'à nos jours, ces collections acquises par dons, legs ou achats, sont venues enrichir les collections nationales et beaucoup sont restées dans leur état d'origine. À la demande de plusieurs collègues français et étrangers, et pour répondre à des questions souvent posées, nous présentons ici un inventaire commenté des 32 collections particulières d'hétéroptères actuellement séparées de la collection générale. Pour chacune d'elles, nous donnons des éléments biographiques sur l'auteur, ainsi que les informations suivantes: état de la collection, présence de matériel typique, intérêt scientifique et, le cas échéant, intérêt historique. Des précisions sont également apportées sur les spécimens de trois collections démantelées (Bosc d'Antic, Fieber et Lethierry), aujourd'hui disséminés dans la collection générale, ou dans d'autres collections particulières. Par ailleurs, des informations capitales sont données sur le fonds ancien d'une collection d'hétéroptères réalisée au MNHN pendant le XIXe siècle et conservée à part de l'actuelle collection générale sous le nom de « collection Amyot & Serville». Cet inventaire met en évidence une réalité trop souvent oubliée: disposer d'une collection dans son état d'origine est toujours riche d'enseignements, et son démantèlement une perte irrémédiable d'informations.

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International Heteropterists' Society
International Heteropterists' Society4 days ago
New paper!

Raupach M.J. et al.: "Exploring the phylogenetic history of water striders (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) using genome-skimming".

The family Gerridae, commonly known as water striders, are true bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) that skate on the surface of waterbodies ranging from small streams to large rivers, ponds, lakes and even the open ocean. Eight extant subfamilies and eight tribes are traditionally recognized in this family. Furthermore, Microveliinae and Haloveliinae (traditionally in Veliidae) have also been classified as Gerridae by some authors lately. Here, we used a low-coverage shotgun sequencing to infer the phylogenetic relationships of Gerridae, showing new insights into the evolutionary history and taxonomic status of this taxon. Our study represents the first molecular analysis that includes representatives of all subfamilies and tribes. Nineteen specimens analysed were from museum collections and over 25 years old. Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses support the monophyly of all subfamilies except Gerrinae, which is paraphyletic. Our analyses further revealed the non-monophyly of Gerrini, Metrobatini and Trepobatini, as well as for the genera Aquarius Schellenberg and Tenagogonus Stål (both Gerrinae). A molecular clock analysis showed that Gerridae originated during the mid-Cretaceous, with most subfamilies diversifying during the Late Cretaceous or early Paleogene. The results highlight issues with the current classification of Gerridae and the need for a careful taxonomic review of some taxa of this family.

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