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' Society3 hours ago

New paper!

Maynard A. J.: "A Curious Case of Cuspicona: A new species of Cuspicona (Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Rhynchocorini) from Eastern Australia".

A new species of Cuspicona Dallas, 1851 (Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Rhynchocorini) is described from eastern Australia. Cuspicona luedkei sp. n. is distinguished from congeners by the strongly produced mesosternal keel extending beneath the head, angulately produced laterotergite VII, spinose humeri, distinctive colour and punctation patterns, and genitalic characters. Adults, eggs, and nymphal instars I–III are described. Diagnostic characters, host associations, behavioural notes, and distribution are also documented. Morphological and mitochondrial evidence (COI, 16S) supports placement of the new species within Cuspicona s. s. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that Cuspicona may not be monophyletic, with the Cuspicona simplex group forming a distinct, strongly supported lineage separate from Cuspicona s. s. (which contains the type species Cuspicona thoracica (Westwood, 1837)). The classification of Cuspicona spp. and related genera within Rhynchocorini remains unresolved, requiring broader taxon sampling and additional loci in a comprehensive tribal revision.

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International Heteropterists' Society1 day ago

New paper!

Yasunaga T.: "Three new species of the plant bug genus Pilophorus from Japan and Taiwan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Pilophorini)".

Three new species of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus Hahn are diagnosed and described: P. ishizuchi new species and P. takaii new species from Shikoku, Japan, and P. tenni new species from Nantou, Taiwan, based on the specimens collected by fieldworks in the past few years. An updated checklist of known Pilophorus species from Japan and Taiwan 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:

Yasunaga T.: "Identity of Japanese Species of the Flea Hopper Mirid Genus Halticus, with a Description of a New Species from the Ryukyu Islands (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae)"

The identities of the Japanese fleahopper species of the genus Halticus Hahn, 1833 (Orthotylinae: Halticini) are reviewed. The population of Halticus in Japan has traditionally been regarded as a single taxon, H. insularis Usinger, 1946. However, two species, Halticus minutus Reuter, 1885 [= H. tibialis Reuter, 1891] and H. esakii new species (herein diagnosed and described), are now verified to occur in Japan. An annotated checklist and a key are provided to aid in identification of three Halticus species confirmed to inhabit the warmer (subtropical and tropical) regions of Japan, Micronesian islands and atolls, and the Oriental Region. New distributional records of H. insularis and H. minutus in Southeast Asia are also presented.

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