New paper!

Xiong H. et al.: "First record of silk-loving genus Embiophila (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Plokiophilidae) from Asia, with description of a new species from China"

The silk-loving bug Embiophila sinica sp. nov. is described from Yunnan, southwestern China, representing the first record of the genus Embiophila (Heteroptera, Plokiophilidae) from Asia. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the different number of the spines on the fore – and mid-femora, and the numbers of the corial glands on the hemelytra. Photographs of the habitus and diagnostic characters, as well as living individuals in natural habitats, are provided. A key to Embiophila species is presented. The ecology of the new species and the distribution of Embiophila are briefly discussed.

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/155672/list/9/

New paper!

Chérot F. et al.: "The genera of dorsally punctate Mirini and some related extralimital taxa: Short diagnosis and synthesis of available data with a focus on the so-called Lygus complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae)"

One hundred and eighty-one genera of dorsally punctate Mirini (Hemiptera: Heteropteran: Miridae: Mirinae) and related taxa of the World are keyed and diagnosed, a list of included species and references to species key(s) when available are provided, as well as data about species distribution, biology and host association(s). Habitus in dorsal and lateral views and morphological details of numerous species are illustrated. Two new genera are described: Neodagbertus gen. nov. and Pseudodagbertus gen. nov. to accommodate six species originally classified within Dagbertus Distant, 1904 and Eubatas Distant, 1884. Montanorthops Ghauri, 1978 status reinstated is upgraded to genus level. Nasutimiris Odhiambo, 1960 status revised is considered as subgenus of Buettneriella Poppius, 1912a. Three new synonymies are established: Buettneriella Poppius, 1912a = Kiambura China, 1936 new junior subjective synonym, Thania Poppius, 1915a = Fangumellus Yasunaga, Oh & Lee, 2016 new junior subjective synonym and Henicocnemis amazonica Carvalho & Costa, 1993c = H. egeri Carvalho & Costa, 1994b new junior subjective synonym. The following new combinations are published: Buettneriella aias (Linnavuori, 1974a) comb. nov., B. bifurcata (Linnavuori, 1974a) comb. nov., B. coffeae (China, 1936) comb. nov., B. kleis (Linnavuori, 1974a) comb. nov., B. (Nasutimiris) politus (Odhiambo, 1960d) comb. nov. [all transferred from Kiambura], Neodagbertus bahianus (Carvalho, 1975a) comb. nov., N. diamantinus (Carvalho, 1984) comb. nov., N. froeschneri (Carvalho, 1985f) comb. nov., N. insignis (Carvalho, 1977a) comb. nov. [all transferred from Dagbertus], Pseudodagbertus amapaensis (Carvalho, 1988a) comb. nov. [transferred from Dagbertus], P. lombardensis (Carvalho & Costa, 1991) comb. nov. [transferred from Eubatas], Sabactus nakainaensis (Carvalho, 1987a) comb. nov. [transferred from Prolygus Carvalho, 1987a], Thania flavobadia (Yasunaga, Oh & Lee, 2016) comb. nov. [transferred from Fangumellus], and Tropidosteptes chiriquina (Carvalho, 1986b) comb. nov. [transferred from Chrysodasia Reuter, 1892]. Tinginotopsis javanensis Hsiao, 1944 comb. reinstated is again classified in the genus in which it was originally described. Chilocrates patulus (Walker, 1873) and Pseudodagbertus lombardensis are cited for the first time respectively from Vietnam and French Guiana, Zalmunna dux Distant, 1909 being cited for the first time from Cambodia and from Papua New Guinea. Finally, the subtribal classification and the validity of Lygus complex are discussed. Four synonymies are established at subtribal level: Capsaria Burmeister, 1835 = Horistaria Van Duzee, 1916a = Dionconotaria Reuter, 1910 = Miraria Hahn, 1833 new subjective synonyms.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5672.1.1

New paper!

Kim J. et al.: "Systematic Study of the Subfamily Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) With Insights From Fossil Taxa"

This study presents the first comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) based on both fossil and extant taxa, providing new insights into subfamily classification. Phylogenetic reconstructions were conducted using morphological data from 37 species, including seven fossil species, to evaluate the impact of fossil inclusion on the results. Comparisons between analyses with and without fossils revealed significant differences in inferred relationships. When fossils were excluded, Diphlebini was recovered as the earliest-diverging lineage of Isometopinae. However, including fossil taxa placed Eocene amber fossils in earlier branching positions, prompting reassessment of tribal classification and evolutionary history. These findings underscore the crucial role of fossils in phylogenetic analyses, demonstrating their importance in refining relationships and reconstructing evolutionary and biogeographic histories. Our results confirm the monophyly of Isometopinae and most recognised tribes but indicate that Myiommini is non-monophyletic, leading to the transfer of Corticoris to Isometopini. The study also establishes Electroisopini trib. n., a newly recognised tribe comprising Eocene fossils, as an early-diverging lineage. Based on these results, we propose a revised classification of Isometopinae. This study provides a framework for understanding Isometopinae diversification and emphasises the need for future research incorporating fossil discoveries to refine its classification and evolutionary history.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.70010