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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And last, but definitely not least, of the papers presented in 2025.

It's impressive!

Konstantinov F., & Neimorovets V. "Illustrated catalog of primary types of plant bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) at the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg".

Abstract. The insect collection at the St. Petersburg Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (ZISP) is one of the largest in the world, housing over 20 million curated specimens. This catalog documents the holotypes and lectotypes of plant bugs (family Miridae Hahn, 1833) deposited at ZISP. It includes data on 384 holotypes, 195 lectotypes, and one syntype from all currently recognized subfamilies. High-resolution images of habitus and labels are provided for each specimen, with more than 1700 images made available through Zenodo.

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New paper!

Kim J., et al.: "A catalogue of the subfamily Orthotylinae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species".

This paper provides the first annotated catalogue of the plant bug subfamily Orthotylinae (Heteroptera: Miridae) from Vietnam. A total of three tribes, eight genera and 17 species are now recognized, including one tribe, three genera and four species reported as new to the country. For each species, brief information is provided on its distribution and host associations. Additionally, two new species, Latizanchius ficus sp. nov. and Zanchius hopkinsi sp. nov., are described. Further, a male of Coridromius testaceous Liu & Zhao, 1999 is reported and described for the first time.

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New paper!

Liu Y., et al.: "A new species of the genus Sphedanolestes (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, with an updated key to Chinese species."

Sphedanolestes jilongensis Y. Liu, P. Zhao & W. Cai sp. nov. is described based on macropterous male and female specimens collected from Jilong County, Rikaze City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, and compared with related species within the genus. Habitus images and figures of the male genitalia are provided. An updated key to Sphedanolestes species from China, totalling 18 as recognised in the present study, together with habitus images of all species are given.

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