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

Matsushima R., Hisasue Y., Watanabe K.: "New Species and New Distributional Records of the Genus Microvelia Westwood (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from the Japanese Ogasawara Islands, with an Illustrated Key to Ogasawaran Species"

Microvelia (Pacificovelia) amphitrite new species is described from the Japanese Ogasawara Islands. In addition, some specimens identified as M. douglasi Scott, 1874 and previously reported by different authors from the Ogasawara Islands were examined and recognized as misidentifications actually belonging to M. yoshitomii Watanabe, 2023 and the new species herein described. These results indicate that M. douglasi is not distributed in the Ogasawara Islands. In addition, M. yoshitomii is herein reported for the first time from nine islands in the archipelago. An illustrated key to Ogasawaran Microveliinae species is provided. Field surveys revealed that two species of Microvelia in the Ogasawara Islands prey on arthropods across several taxa, more than half of which are alien species.

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Dear fellow heteropterists,

We are pleased to announce that the first issue in the third volume of our quarterly Journal of the International Heteropterists’ Society (JIHS) is now available!

https://mapress.com/jihs/issue/view/jihs.3.1

The first published paper:
Minghetti E., Montemayor S. I., & Dellapé P. M.: "Description of Eight New Species and Redescription of Known Species of Eccritotarsini of the Neella-Neoneella Complex (Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae)"

Eccritotarsini is the most diverse tribe of Bryocorinae, characterized by remarkable morphological heterogeneity and highly variable general appearance, including the structure of male genitalia. Based on the results of a recent phylogenetic analysis, which proposed new combinations and new genera, this contribution provides diagnoses and redescriptions of the species included in the following genera: Adneella Carvalho, 1960; Globicephalomiris Minghetti, Montemayor, and Dellapé, 2025; Laterocavocoris Minghetti, Montemayor, and Dellapé, 2025; Lelena Minghetti, Montemayor, and Dellapé, 2025; Naelle Minghetti, Montemayor, and Dellapé, 2025; Neella Reuter, 1908; Neoneella Costa Lima, 1942; Proneella Carvalho, 1960; and Puncticollus Minghetti, Montemayor, and Dellapé, 2025. Additionally, the following new species are diagnosed and described: Adneella tricolorata new species, Laterocavocoris pallida new species, Naelle yasuni new species, Neella dichroa new species, Neella majuscula new species, Neella nigricans new species, Neella pallidula new species, and Puncticollus tiputini new species.

https://mapress.com/jihs/article/view/jihs.3.1.1

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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